Regulation

Brightstar receives FCA authorisation

Brightstar Financial has secured authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  It achieved authorisation in 12 weeks...

BoE and FPC to regulate buy-to-let

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has told a parliament committee that the...

Compliance hire for the Right Mortgage & Protection Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has hired Ben Allen as compliance manager. Allen...

2016 rollout for Right to Rent checks

The Home Office’s has published the timetable for Right to Rent checks as part of...

UTB: planning proposals “good news” for developers

United Trust Bank has welcomed the government’s permitted development proposals. The proposals were part of...

L&G updates Mortgage Credit Directive info hub

Legal & General Mortgage Club’s Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) Matrix, which explains the new...

Housing Bill gets first reading

The government has introduced its Housing and Planning Bill. The first reading of the...

Citizens Advice: view must establish full extent of advice gaps

As HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority invites input into the Financial Advice...

ASTL seeks to work with FCA over competition

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Call for Input on competition in the mortgage...

CML backs FCA’s mortgage market competition call

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) call...

FCA launches Call for Inputs on mortgage market competition

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today introduced a 'Call for Inputs' on competition in...

Skipton to talk MCD at Mortgage Business Expo

Skipton Intermediaries will be attending the Mortgage Business Expo on 7 October to discuss...

New legislation could cause “legal minefield”

New legislation that came into force on 1 October will limit landlord’s powers to...

Consumer Panel announces new members

The independent Financial Services Consumer Panel appointed three new panel members. The new members fill the...
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COMMENT

Comment

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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The UK housing market remained subdued in July as buyer demand and agreed sales...

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