Regulation

Bob Scott becomes MD of the Right DA Club

Bob Scott has been appointed as the The Right Mortgage's Directly Authorised club’s new...

AMI: new FCA additional fee “a disgrace”

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a strongly worded response to the...

AMI welcomes struck out interest-only cases 

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has been encouraged by the recent failure of...

Credit check service rapped by ad watchdog

A website's credit check claim has been deemed to be misleading by the Advertising...

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...
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Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...
News

Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...
Building Societies

Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...
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RAW Capital Partners records strongest month for lending completions

Specialist lender RAW Capital Partners achieved a record month for loan completions in May,...

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