Regulation

FCA secures £265,523 confiscation order against peer-to-peer fraudster

The Financial Conduct Authority has obtained a confiscation order worth more than £265,000 against...

SmartSearch completes acquisition of Credas Technologies

Ilkley-based compliance technology firm SmartSearch has completed its acquisition of Credas Technologies, strengthening its...

Law Society backs home buying reform but warns proposals need more substance

The home buying and selling process should be streamlined, but not in a way...

Conveyancers set out conditions for successful home buying reform

The Conveyancing Association has confirmed it has submitted detailed responses to the government consultations...

HSBC UK sets out mortgage fraud prevention webinar programme

HSBC UK has announced a new series of CPD-approved mortgage fraud prevention webinars for...

L&C says its advice saved customers more than £60m in 2025

L&C Mortgages, the UK’s largest fee-free mortgage broker, has calculated that it saved customers...

Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

IMLA backs FCA roadmap on mortgage rule review

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has described the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Feedback...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the...

Landlord exits set to continue as private rental pressures mount

Approximately 93,000 buy-to-let landlords exited the market during 2025, according to estimates from property...

IMLA predicts sustained growth in mortgage lending through 2027

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting rising mortgage lending volumes through 2026...

Targeted support must not sideline customer vulnerability, MorganAsh warns

Firms preparing to offer the FCA’s new targeted support service risk falling foul of...

Bridging brokers cite government policy as main risk to mortgage market

Research among bridging professionals suggests political uncertainty outweighs concerns over rates, affordability and housing...

BDLA backs FCA review of regulated bridging loan term limits

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has welcomed a move by the Financial...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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