Regulation

Accord: landlords resilient in face of regulation

57% of Accord Mortgages' buy-to-let applications received in 2017 were from those affected by...

SimplyBiz Group unveils GDPR hub

SimplyBiz Group has launched an online resource designed to help advisers meet the requirements...

Regulator launches wholesale insurance brokers market study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study to assess how competition...

Brokers at risk of GDPR non-compliance

Mortgage Brain has warned that the majority of mortgage advisers in the UK could...

London Trading Standards tackles rogue letting agents

As part of London Trading Standards Week, representatives from 15 departments are to visit...

CMA fines five estate agents over cartel

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken enforcement action against five estate agents for...

FSE 2017: end of individual approved persons?

Advisers have voiced concern to the regulator that its new ‘Accountability 2’ senior manager...

Aldermore publishes standardised BTL templates

Aldermore has made new documents available to brokers and landlords in advance of the...

Online estate agent’s ads declared misleading

A website and TV ad for HouseSimple, an online estate agent, have been criticised...

Network CEO sees ban upheld

The Upper Tribunal has upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ban Charles Palmer,...

Firms want clearer FCA communications about Brexit

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the FCA Practitioner Panel have published the findings...

Lloyds to pay £283m in redress over mortgage arrears fees

Lloyds Banking Group has agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to set up...

Compliance officer fined £75k

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined David Watters £75,000 for failing to exercise...

FCA publishes interim review of retirement income market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the interim findings of the Retirement Outcomes...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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News

Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...
Regulation

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...
New build

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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