Regulation

Conveyancing Association updates Technical Protocol

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published the sixth iteration of its Conveyancing Technical Protocol. The...

It has probably never been tougher

Being a mortgage adviser in 2024 is probably the hardest it has ever been....

Landlords believe government is against their interests

There is a general air of pessimism within the landlord community, according to research...

The Right Mortgage appoints regulatory trainer

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the appointment of a new regulatory...

Consumer Duty: helping brokers understand and identify vulnerability

This summer marked the first anniversary of the new Consumer Duty rules and the...

Landlords facing crisis of confidence and complexity of regulation

Landlords are struggling to deal with a mix of new legislation and rising costs,...

Sikoia partners with Bank of Ceylon for KYC and KYB

The UK-based subsidiary of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC UK) has announced a strategic...

TSB fined £10.9m over treatment of customers in arrears

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TSB Bank £10,910,500 for failing to ensure...

Landlords concerned about Section 21 abolition plans

75% of landlords are very concerned about plans to abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’...

Starling Bank fined £29m for systems and controls failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Starling Bank Limited £28,959,426 for financial crime...

Compliance consultancy joins Equity Release Council

Financial services consultancy and operations specialist, Square 4, has become the latest member of...

MorganAsh adds new customer portal

MorganAsh has launched a new customer portal called It’s Who I Am, designed to...

Insurers still unable to demonstrate fair value or good outcomes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned insurers and brokers that while they have...

Just Mortgages introduces ‘coffee with compliance’ podcast series

Just Mortgages has launched its new podcast series, 'Coffee with Compliance', to provide an...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Appointments

Skipton Group appoints group chief internal auditor

Skipton Group has appointed Caroline Dale as its new group chief internal auditor, with...
Conveyancing

DC Law passes 10,000 Trustpilot reviews with ‘Excellent’ customer rating

DC Law has exceeded 10,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot while maintaining an ‘Excellent’ rating...
Trackers

Family Building Society launches BoE tracker mortgages

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages...
Repricing

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works has reduced buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points...

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