Regulation

Dudley BS boss speaks out over ‘mortgage prisoners’

Jeremy Wood, the Dudley Building Society’s chief executive, has claimed that that the loss...

Equity Release Council back FCA’s lifetime mortgage position

The Equity Release Council has issued its response to the FCA’s policy statement on...

L&G reveals April Mortgage Club Live speakers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled the speakers for its Mortgage Club Live events...

London tenancy deposits twice as expensive

The Deposit Protection Service has claimed that tenancy deposits in London over the last...

PFS raises concerns over ‘insistent clients’

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has written to the government and the FCA, urging...

AMI slams FCA fee hike proposals

The Association of Mortgages has responded with anger to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA)...

FCA issues fee proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on fees for regulated firms for the...

FCA to go ahead with retirement income reforms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to proceed with the recommendations from its retirement...

Insurance sale opt-outs to be outlawed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to ban opt-out selling in financial services...

FCA publishes business plan for 2015/16

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed the key areas of work it will undertake in...

Mortgage Business Expo to visit Yorkshire

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has signed up over 40 major financial companies, including specialist...

Affordability assessments slow down applications, borrowers fear

59% of people who are either considering, or are in the course of applying...

Second charge market in flux ahead of regulatory changes

Smart Money believes that the landscape for second charge lending is already changing radically...

FCA outlines social media promotional guidelines

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its guidance on financial promotions in social...
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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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Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in second quarter

The number of UK mortgages in arrears declined in the second quarter of 2026,...
Buy-to-let

Paragon restores Track to Fix option on buy-to-let tracker mortgages

Paragon Bank has reintroduced a feature allowing existing buy-to-let customers to move from a...
News

Pepper Money plans Scottish first charge mortgage launch

Pepper Money plans to launch its first charge mortgage range in Scotland in September,...
Buy-to-let

Molo cuts buy-to-let mortgage rates by 12 basis points

Molo has reduced rates across its standard and specialist buy-to-let mortgage ranges for UK...

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