Regulation

FCA to go ahead with debt packager referral fee ban

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to move forward with proposals to ban debt...

SmartSearch certified as a Great Place To Work

SmartSearch, a provider of digital compliance solutions, has been certified as a Great Place...

Al Rayan Bank fined by FCA for anti-money laundering failures

The FCA has fined Al Rayan Bank £4,023,600 for failing to put in place...

Rob Clifford to join Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has welcomed the appointment of Rob Clifford...

Consistent approach to vulnerability data called for

The FCA is starting to take action, with notices issued to firms needing more...

FCA to review FSCS compensation limits

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the feedback it received to its call...

FCA fines Metro Bank £10m for incorrect investor information

The FCA has fined Metro Bank PLC £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by...

FCA outlines how mortgage firms should be supporting borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways that mortgage firms can help...

FCA outlines stronger financial promotion rules

The FCA has outlined new checks for those firms which want to approve financial...

New member for the Equity Release Council

Lead generation firm Contact State has become the latest firm to join the Equity...

ESG regulations confusing financial advisers

More than a third of advisers are confused by ESG regulations and four in...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network bolsters Consumer Duty support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched additional support for members following the...

Phoebus partners with Jade ThirdEye

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has added Jade ThirdEye to its strategic partner programme to...

17% of advisers unprepared for Consumer Duty changes

The introduction of the FCA’s Consumer Duty has become a pressing issue for advisers,...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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