Regulation

FCA challenged to do more to support professionalism in UK financial services

A financial services alliance with a combined global membership of 200,000 is challenging the...

FCA clarifies fairer treatment of regular premium PPI complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation paper on new guidance about...

Regulator proposes directory of financial services workers 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a new directory to help consumers and...

FCA wants improvement in servicing those with pre-existing medical conditions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published feedback on its Call for Input (CfI)...

Roma Finance sounds death knell for small landlord

The private rental sector of the future will be dominated by larger institutional landlords...

Lenders and brokers accused of being ‘too quiet’ over buy-to-let changes

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA)...

197 arrests made since bank fraud measures put in place last year

Figures published by UK Finance have revealed that £24.7 million of fraud has been...

FCA reveals urban-rural differences in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the latest analysis from its Financial Lives...

FCA: no enforcement action against Scottish Widows

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced investigations into six firms as a result of...

Interim Report: reasons to be fearful

The whole industry, myself included, has now had some further time to digest the...

Canara Bank hit for anti-money laundering systems failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Canara Bank £896,100 and has imposed a...

FCA proposes cap on rent-to-own lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new proposals designed to protect millions of...

Debt management director banned for misappropriating client money

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Darren Lee Newton from working in any...

Regulator to provide industry update at FSE Manchester

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be providing its first update to the industry...
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Cover

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Advice

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
First-time buyers

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
funding

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
News

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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