Regulation

BoE seeks to define ‘portfolio landlord’

The Bank of England's Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) intends to establish a standard definition of...

80% of DAs advising on second charges themselves

The Loans Engine has claimed that eight out of 10 directly authorised (DA) advisers...

FCA authorisation for Darwin Loan Solutions’ brands

Manchester-based lending specialist Darwin Loan Solutions has announced that all of the companies within...

Y3S completes Together’s first MCD secured loan

Specialist lender Together has revealed that its first second charge Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD)...

FCA orders £939k ‘rent to own’ redress

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says rent to own provider Buy as You View will pay...

Together secures full FCA authorisation

Together has been granted full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its...

MCD is a great leveller, claims broker

The Loans Engine has welcomed the introduction of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) into the...

Govt’s BTL action causing rents to rise

Tenants are facing the first rises in market rents since the autumn, according to...

Clever Lending granted FCA credit permissions

Master broker Clever Lending says it is "fully ready" for the new Mortgage Credit...

IMLA: Basel proposals could scupper B&B sale

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders' Association (IMLA) has warned that Basel proposals mean Bradford &...

BUDGET 2016: the speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, Today I report on an economy set to grow faster than any...

Landlords divided over government BTL ‘clampdown’

59% of landlords surveyed by property crowdfunding platform Property Partner say they are shelving plans to...

Financial Advice Market Review recommendations published

The Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) report into access to affordable financial advice and...

New chair for CML Scotland

Carol Anderson has been appointed new chair of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) in...
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COMMENT

Comment

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

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ESG

Consumers put greater trust in B Corp certified financial providers, says Cumberland

More than half of consumers say they would feel more confident in their bank...
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Together strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Together has added further experience to its broker-facing team, with Annie Crust bringing more...
Homebuying

Project 28 Charter opens membership to widen push for faster property transactions

The Project 28 Charter has opened membership to organisations across the property transaction chain...
Appointments

Tembo appoints James Young to lead data and insights

Tembo has appointed James Young as director of data and insights as the savings...

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