Regulation

FCA implementation will cost us extra, say insurers

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said it was disappointed that the FCA’s...

ASTL amends code of conduct

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is seeking to improve standards in the bridging...

BoE ready to intervene in buy-to-let market

The Bank of England has expressed its concerns over the buy-to-let sector. The central bank...

Bank hit with £72m fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank £72,069,400 for failing to minimise...

Investec will remain in foreign currency mortgage market

Investec Private Banking will continue to offer residential mortgages to UK based borrowers who...

Senior HBOS figures could face enforcement action

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published the review...

Paradigm produces new MCD update

Paradigm Mortgage Services has published its latest Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) implementation update for...

Landlords selling up because of tax relief cut

A major factor for 50% of all landlords currently looking to sell is the...

A new age for second charge lending

The second charge market has recently been making headlines, with estimates revealing how the...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

NatWest reveals its MCD timetable

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to implement the requirements of the European Mortgage Credit Directive...

Lloyds outlines MCD changes

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed details for its implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive...

6% monthly rise in secured lending

The latest Enterprise Finance Secured Loan Index has reported that secured lending activity rose...

Pensions being unlocked for debt and holidays

21% of people plan to release cash over and above their tax-free lump sum...
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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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News

Family BS expands fixed rate range across core lending lines

Family Building Society has launched a refreshed range of fixed rate products spanning owner-occupier...
Appointments

HLPartnership hires Toby Miles from Legal & General for recruitment role

HLPartnership has appointed Toby Miles as recruitment manager, joining the mortgage and protection network...
Technology

Mortgage Brain unveils major CRM Brain update shaped by broker feedback

Mortgage Brain has released its most extensive update to CRM Brain, introducing new functionality...
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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