Regulation

SmartSearch unveils new risk assessment service

Digital compliance provider SmartSearch has added a new ‘risk assessment’ solution to its recently...

Advise Wise introduces Fact Find and Suitability Letter System

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) comprehensive review of the equity release marketplace, Advise...

Is it time for an authorisation rethink?

The recent announcement that Tenet was closing its network and moving its mortgage and...

FCA finds substandard advice in later life lending market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reviewed the later life lending market and worked...

Right DA Club to hold ‘fireside chat’

The Right DA Club has announced a new virtual event taking place in September...

FCA to introduce new screening checks for financial adverts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve...

10% of financial advisers considering quitting because of Consumer Duty

One in 10 financial advisers are looking to exit the industry because of the...

Premium Credit offers brokers monthly plan for FCA fees

Premium Credit is offering mortgage businesses a finance facility to spread their fees over...

Focus on Principals and their AR support provisions

Back in December last year, the FCA introduced additional rules for Principals related to...

SimplyBiz reveals schedule for its largest training and development programme

SimplyBiz has announced the details of its autumn events programme, offering over 150 options...

Recognising consumer vulnerability should be a priority

LiveMore is calling on lenders and intermediaries to take particular note of the vulnerability...

Landlords split over PRS Ombudsman proposals

Landbay has carried out research to find out what landlords think of the proposal...

James Sharp selects MorganAsh’s MARS platform

Wealth management firm James Sharp has implemented the MorganAsh Resilience System, to assess, measure...

Access FS adds CeMAP courses to academy proposition

Access Financial Services has announced the completion of its new academy proposition with the...

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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