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CMA rejects call for more property management regulation

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the findings and recommendations from its...

New FCA rules for credit brokers unveiled

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new rules today to tackle poor practice...

Lords to consider primetime TV payday loan ad ban

Members of the House of Lords will today decide whether to ban companies from...

Regulation behind Scottish rental rises

Annual rent growth is now stronger in Scotland than England and Wales, according to...

Citizens Advice urges support for Tenancies Reform Bill

A growing number of people are struggling with private rented homes which are damp,...

IMLA calls for MMR review on lending into retirement

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that mortgage...

Time to act in the spirit of MMR

There have been some whisperings around the mortgage market that a number of lenders...

Another huge fine for RBS

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, National...

We Buy Any House ad found to mislead

We Buy Any House has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that...

Promise Solutions extends seminar programme

Promise Solutions has added Manchester to its list of venues for its upcoming secured...

Chase de Vere fined over Keydata sales failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Chase de Vere Independent Financial Advisers £560,000...

FCA to consult over dispute resolution rules

Following a thematic review with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), firms have agreed to...

Mortgage appointment availability hit by MMR

There has been a significant rise in waiting times for mortgage appointments in banks...

FCA: financial crime risk still not being managed properly

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has established that a number of small banks and commercial insurance...
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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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Three-quarters of brokers expect rate hold

76% of specialist brokers expect that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
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The Finance Family adopts Acre as platform for growth

Midlands-based The Finance Family has migrated its team of over 20 brokers to Acre’s...
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‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...
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British Business Bank reports how pivotal first Covid lockdown was

Five years since the first Covid-19 lockdown, new data from Start Up Loans, part...

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