Regulation

£15.5m in fines imposed by FCA over integrity failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total...

A better tomorrow

2015 was a positive year for the mortgage market in many respects and was...

Regulators confirm senior HBOS manager probe

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have started investigations...

IRESS gears up for the MCD

IRESS has made changes to its technology solutions in advance of the introduction of...

Brokers concerned about buy-to-let growth potential

Mortgage brokers are positive about the health of the buy-to-let market; however they do...

FCA issues consumer warning on overseas self-cert firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published advice for consumers over self-certified mortgages from...

New FCA boss appointed

Andrew Bailey has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive of the Financial...

Why the long face?

One can’t help but come back to the market after the new year break...

The Leeds opts for KFI+ over ESIS

The Leeds Building Society says it is on track for the new Europe-wide mortgage regulations...

TenetLime holding series of MCD events

TenetLime is hosting a series of Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) events in February, to...

PRA bans and fines Co-op Bank pair

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has banned Barry Tootell, the former CEO of the...

SimplyBiz calls for simplified FCA regulation

The SimplyBiz Group has published the key measures it feels need to be addressed by...

McDermott rules herself out of top FCA job

Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decided in early...

New round of L&G Mortgage Club LIVE events

Legal & General Mortgage Club will host its fifth series of Mortgage Club LIVE...

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2026 forecasts: St. James’s Place

Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026. JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...

2026 forecasts: Atom bank

Chris Storey, chief commercial officer at Atom bank, provides his thoughts on the residential and commercial mortgage market as we head into the new...

“It’s Christmas time, there’s no need not to check your supplier list…”

With the Christmas holidays upon us, it’s fair to say that business issues might be slipping down the priority list just a little bit,...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales. The paper rightly raises concerns about...

Less Autumn Budget and more Autumn Bodgit

After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt. I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...

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Home insurance price falls ease as market shows signs of stabilising

Average combined buildings and contents premiums continued to edge lower last month, according to...

Hamptons fundraising partnership with Mind reaches £150,000 milestone

Estate agency Hamptons has raised £150,000 for mental health charity Mind since the partnership...

Scotland and Yorkshire lead UK housing market activity in 2025

Scotland and Yorkshire have emerged as home to the UK’s most active housing markets...

Affordability issues likely to intensify until 2027, lenders warn

Mortgage affordability is expected to become a more pressing issue by 2027, according to...

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