Regulation

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow schedule

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed the schedule for its second series of 2016...

CA vows to continue leasehold reform campaign

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has stated that it will continue with its campaign to...

Regulation a “positive game changer” for seconds

Fluent for Advisers, the second charge specialist distributor, has stated that all the available evidence...

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

New lender secures FCA approval

Mortgages4Life has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Peterborough-based company...

FCA outlines new rules over GI renewals

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a policy statement - PS16/21: Increasing transparency and...

Commercial broker gains FCA authorisation

Commercial finance broker Pegasus Funding Resources has been granted authorisation to carry out credit broking,...

Promise sees significant rise in conversion rates

Promise Solutions has reported a large improvement in its second charge conversion rates since the introduction...

FCA seeks PPI complaint deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes the package of proposals on payment protection insurance (PPI)...

Report outlines regulatory failures around HBOS

The Treasury Committee has said that the idea of a new enforcement body has...

FCA outlines authorisation commitments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued commitments to firms during the authorisation process. Between...

Brokers being hit by delays post-MCD

Bridging lender MTF’s latest Broker Sentiment Survey has revealed that delays to mortgage applications...

FCA: widespread poor practice in GI AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found significant shortcomings in the control and oversight...

Treasury Committee greenlights Bailey’s FCA appointment

The Treasury Committee has published its report ‘Appointment of Andrew Bailey as Chief Executive of the...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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