Regulation

Connect Mortgage Club gets full CCL permissions

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), the buy-to-let network specialist for brokers, has just been granted...

Record banking fines for FX misconduct

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed fines totalling £1,114,918,000 on five banks for...

Rentify falls foul of ad regulator

A lettings comparison site has been told that its advertising is in breach of...

FCA announces payday loan cap

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed details of a price cap for the...

New services offered by Bankhall

Bankhall has today unveiled a number of additional services for its members. From today...

Swinton trio fined and banned by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group...

CML outlines lender concern over European directive

The forthcoming European mortgage credit directive looks set to be the most significant EU-wide...

Cash Converters rapped over irresponsible credit ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against an advertising promotion from...

ARLA wants action to tackle “excessive” tenant fees

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has called for better regulation in the...

Which? wants Osborne to intervene over mortgage fees

Which? is calling on George Osborne to use his Autumn Statement to put a stop...

Property Redress Scheme membership meets ARLA requirements

The the board of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has voted to...

Consultation on further housing market powers for BoE

The government has launched a consultation over which powers the Bank of England should...

MMR dampening interest from lower earners

The Q3 2014 Mortgage Search Tracker from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has found that...

Sesame fined for ‘pay-to-play’ scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sesame Ltd, the UK’s largest network of...

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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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London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

Twenty7tec to address ‘burning issues’ in webinars

Twenty7tec has launched a new webinar series, bringing together industry figures to debate the...