Regulation

FCA takes further steps amid growth in Buy Now Pay Later

There has been a significant increase in the use of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL), according to...

SimplyBiz bolsters mortgage compliance team

SimplyBiz has announced the appointment of Simon Lovell and Kris Armstrong to its compliance...

Duty on firms to recognise impact on disabled clients

Support provider MorganAsh has warned that financial services firms must understand the financial impact...

The Right Mortgage appoints compliance manager

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

Just Mortgages launches equity release licence workshops

Just Mortgages has launched a new series of workshops to help self-employed brokers secure...

Paradigm bolsters CPD Test Zone with new cybersecurity module

Paradigm has announced the addition of a new Cybersecurity test module on its CPD...

‘Emerging’ finance firms increasingly falling victim to financial crime

Over one-third of firms in emerging finance sectors admit that they have been a...

Majority of 50-79-year-olds distrust financial services providers

There is an “alarming” lack of trust in financial service providers among those aged...

HBSG issues discussion paper on improving home buying & selling process

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has launches a discussion paper to help...

Protection Guru facilitates new critical illness example definitions

Protection Guru has announced the launch of Designed by Doctors, a series of recommended...

HLP provides free membership to Air Academy

Air has revealed plans to partner with HLP to boost the network’s proposition to...

FCA confirms reforms to leasehold buildings insurance

The FCA has outlined new measures to support leaseholders in the multi-occupancy buildings insurance...

Later life market ‘soft skills’ more important than ever

In the later life lending space we’ve always talked a lot about the need...

80% of landlords says they were prepared for EPC proposals

UK landlords say they were in the main prepared for the government’s proposed Energy...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

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...

Latest news

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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