Regulation

Ban on ground rent for new leases to come into force in June

Future homebuyers will see their prospective property bills reduce in just over two months,...

HL Partnership bolsters compliance team

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership, has announced the appointment of Joanne Osborne to...

TMA hires four specialist area supervision managers

TMA has announced the appointment of Alison Stidolph, Paul Walton, Roger Holmes and Sara...

National lettings agency adopts SmartSearch verification  

National property sales and lettings company DAPS UK has agreed a partnership with anti-money...

FCA announces three senior appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed two new directors of authorisations as it...

Russian sanctions prompt new AML reporting tool

A new high-risk country report service has been launched by anti-money laundering specialist, SmartSearch,...

Keystone Property Finance backs Homes for Ukraine scheme

Keystone Property Finance will help landlords who want to support Ukrainian refugees by signing...

Paradigm Protect offers support over new GI rules

Paradigm Protect has provided further support for advisers around the transaction of General Insurance...

OMS allies with Sanctions Search

One Mortgage System (OMS) has formed a strategic alliance with Sanctions Search to provide...

FCA responds to Amigo’s Scheme of Arrangement proposal

Following the rejection of Amigo Loans’ last proposed Scheme of Arrangement by the High...

BoE consults over withdrawing mortgage affordability stress test

The Bank of England has issued a consultation over the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC)...

TRM Network updates vulnerability training and resources

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has introduced its Vulnerability Hub, built to address...

Paradigm unveils Consumer Duty online video

Paradigm has launched a new online video aimed at advisory firms, which provides a...

FCA appoints new Practitioner Panel chair

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO, Penny James, as chair...
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COMMENT

Comment

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

Latest news

News

Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...
Loans

24-hour secured loan case underlines growing use of specialist finance

A secured loan completed within 24 hours is being cited as a sign of...
News

Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...
News

Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

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