Regulation

Consumer Duty: helping brokers understand and identify vulnerability

This summer marked the first anniversary of the new Consumer Duty rules and the...

Landlords facing crisis of confidence and complexity of regulation

Landlords are struggling to deal with a mix of new legislation and rising costs,...

Sikoia partners with Bank of Ceylon for KYC and KYB

The UK-based subsidiary of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC UK) has announced a strategic...

TSB fined £10.9m over treatment of customers in arrears

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TSB Bank £10,910,500 for failing to ensure...

Landlords concerned about Section 21 abolition plans

75% of landlords are very concerned about plans to abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’...

Starling Bank fined £29m for systems and controls failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Starling Bank Limited £28,959,426 for financial crime...

Compliance consultancy joins Equity Release Council

Financial services consultancy and operations specialist, Square 4, has become the latest member of...

MorganAsh adds new customer portal

MorganAsh has launched a new customer portal called It’s Who I Am, designed to...

Insurers still unable to demonstrate fair value or good outcomes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned insurers and brokers that while they have...

Just Mortgages introduces ‘coffee with compliance’ podcast series

Just Mortgages has launched its new podcast series, 'Coffee with Compliance', to provide an...

Unauthorised mortgage broker and associates ordered to pay £4m

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured an order of £4 million against an...

Unauthorised Peckham mortgage broker charged with fraud

Peterson Okoh of Peckham, London SE15, has appeared in Westminster magistrates court for allegedly...

Advise Wise integrates with Canada Life via API

Advise Wise has announced the introduction of its latest API integration with Canada Life. The...

MARS expanded to include customer vulnerability data for households

MorganAsh has added a new enhancement to the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to now...

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Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

Why bridging finance will help SMEs weather the economic storm

It’s fair to say that the government's latest statement had little spring in it, and our daily tariff antics from over the pond are...

Redefining ‘later life lending’ for a fairer financial future

The phrase ‘later life lending’ is becoming increasingly common in financial services but what does it really mean? For too long, ‘later life lending’ has been conflated...

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Dividend growth could be boost for mortgage sector

Despite a 4.6% fall in UK company dividends during the first quarter of 2025...

Five-year frenzy: Brokers urged to act as fixed-rate terms end

Mortgage brokers are being urged to step up their client engagement strategies as a...

The Mortgage Soup view: Challenges and opportunities for brokers

One of the biggest focal points for brokers this year is the sheer volume...

Advisers warned of regulatory risks over neglecting wills and LPAs in later life lending

Financial advisers could be falling short of regulatory expectations and endangering customer outcomes by...
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