Regulation

FCA wants no penalties for GI loyalty

The FCA has published the final report of its market study into the pricing...

Sesame creates FCA requirements solution with Mortgage Brain

Sesame Network has in introduced a new solution in partnership with Mortgage Brain that...

Four developers hit by CMA leasehold action

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched enforcement action involving four leading housing...

Loans Warehouse gains regulated bridging authorisation

Loans Warehouse has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct...

FCA concerned over credit firms allowing repeat borrowing

The FCA has published the findings of a review into relending by firms that...

360 Dotnet launches Gabriel reporting tool

360 Dotnet has introduced a new tool within 360 Lifecycle to help intermediaries access...

MCI unveils compliance proposition and transition service

MCI Mortgage Club has introduced a new compliance proposition for new and existing mortgage...

New FCA guidance over vulnerable consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new best practice guidance for firms to...

FCA simplifies Financial Services Register

The FCA has updated its Financial Services (FS) Register, with changes including a simpler design...

FCA updates guidance for insurance and premium finance firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed proposals to extend a series of temporary measures to...

FCA consults on extending SM&CR implementation deadlines

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper on making changes to...

UK Finance appoints director of mortgages

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Charles Roe as its new director of...

AMI welcomes intermediary fee and levy savings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its policy statement and ‘made rules’ for...

Advisers want future mix of face-to-face and virtual events

The SimplyBiz Group will now deliver a hybrid event programme, in line with feedback...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

The industry needs to support Shared Ownership

This week, I want to put the spotlight on Shared Ownership. It deserves to be treated as a genuinely viable route onto the ladder,...

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Latest news

Sirius Finance formalises wealth management referral arrangement

Sirius Finance has entered into a referral partnership with JRM Wealth Management, enabling its...

Paragon appoints Fulford to lead specialist buy-to-let lending

Paragon Bank has promoted Matt Fulford to head of specialist lending in its mortgages...

Council tax reform tops homeowners’ Budget priorities

More than a third of homeowners and prospective buyers want the government to review...

My Legal Club adds three firms to conveyancing panel

My Legal Club has appointed three law firms to its conveyancing panel as it...

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