Regulation

AMI warns FCA mortgage review could erode consumer protection

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a sharp warning that the Financial...

Inheritance tax trap netting more average families

Thousands of middle-income families are being drawn into inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities once reserved...

FCA survey underscores urgent need for action on vulnerability, says MorganAsh

Nearly half of UK adults are now classed as vulnerable, according to the latest...

FCA moves to simplify insurance regulations

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to streamline its insurance rulebook, in a...

Advisers falling short on Consumer Duty in later life lending, Key warns

A significant number of financial advisers lack full confidence in meeting Consumer Duty obligations...

FCA launches consultation to streamline mortgage rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on changes intended to simplify...

Paragon urges phased EPC reforms to avert rental sector disruption

Paragon Bank has called on the government to reconsider its proposed timetable for mandatory...

SM Advice launches BSL-translated social media service to tackle financial exclusion among the deaf community

SM Advice, a specialist social media management firm for financial services professionals, has launched...

Key holiday let tax changes: what brokers really need to know

The UK holiday let market has seen rapid growth in recent years, largely fuelled...

PEXA secures FCA approval ahead of major UK product expansion

PEXA, the Australian-founded digital property exchange platform, has secured regulatory approval from the Financial...

Rents hit new highs despite rising supply in easing rental market

The average advertised rent outside London has climbed to a record £1,349 per calendar...

Advisers warned of regulatory risks over neglecting wills and LPAs in later life lending

Financial advisers could be falling short of regulatory expectations and endangering customer outcomes by...

MorganAsh enhances MARS to improve vulnerability tracking and meet Consumer Duty standards

MorganAsh has added new support-tracking features to its customer vulnerability management platform, MARS, as...

Inheritance Tax hits record £8.2bn as frozen thresholds push more families into the net

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts have surged to a record-breaking £8.2 billion for the 2024/25...

COMMENT

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

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Foundation opens financial services careers to young people with talent programme

Foundation has completed its first Future Talent Programme, giving 18 young people workplace experience...

Rely uses AVM to deliver immediate offer on landlord remortgage

Rely has issued an instant mortgage offer for a landlord remortgaging a single buy-to-let...

Law firms urged to consider later life lending in IHT planning

Law firms should consider later life lending as part of broader inheritance tax planning...

The Mortgage Hub adopts JammJar platform

The Mortgage Hub has gone live with JammJar as it looks to reduce administration...

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