Regulation

Property agents urged to ‘ditch documents’

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has sounded a warning that property agents are in serious...

One month until BoE launches climate stress testing

Ground risk specialist, Terrafirma, has reminded lenders that there is just one month to...

Regulator plans to stop CMC phoenixing

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced proposals to stop the practice of ‘claims management phoenixing’, by banning Claims Management...

AMI welcomes FSCS costs deferment

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy forecast for 2021/22 has been reduced by...

FCA to expand Pension Wise requirements for providers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new rules to require pension providers to,...

AMI: lack of directory data of concern to regulator

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has been informed that the Financial Condition Authority (FCA)...

FCA begins mortgage fraud proceedings against unauthorised duo

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has started criminal proceedings against Larry Barreto and Tassib...

AMI disappointed and concerned by FCA fee stance

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has expressed its frustration with the FCA over...

Adviser banned and fined £68k

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Simon Varley from working in financial services...

Spring is here

Spring is usually a time for renewal and optimism. Spring this year will hopefully...

A change of status need not be in one direction

Clearly, when it comes to important decisions for mortgage and protection advice practices, one...

NatWest facing money laundering charges

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun criminal proceedings against National Westminster Bank Plc...

Equity Release Associates moves to DA status

Equity Release Associates has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

Paradigm bolsters CPD test zone

Paradigm has added new test modules to its CPD Academy Test Zone. The Test Zone...
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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

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...
News

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...
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Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

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