Regulation

SimplyBiz launches new T&C Scheme

SimplyBiz has unveiled a new Training and Competence Scheme designed to help its...

FCA unveils investment fraud campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a national campaign to warn people about...

Poor communication biggest gripe with estate agents

60% of people that have bought or sold a property in the last five...

Call for transparency with payday loan lead generators

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its provisional decision on the payday...

Brokers: lenders not using enough tech to combat fraud

50% of mortgage brokers think that greater use of technology by lenders when carrying...

Capital Bridging Finance to offer regulated loans

Capital Bridging Finance has obtained authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to accept...

Wonga not the only one, warns charity

Citizens Advice has warned that not checking if people can afford loans is a...

BoE: Help to Buy working as intended

The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee has recommended that no changes are needed...

Jury still out over MMR risk assessments

72% of mortgage brokers believe lenders are now too risk averse as a result...

Wonga to write off debts of 330,000 customers

Following discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), controversial payday lender Wonga is making...

PRA amends LTI limits

The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has today announced changes in which the new limit...

The Claims Guys in trouble over ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints against The Claims Guys, based...

FCA outlines second charge regulatory regime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to bring second charge mortgages under FCA...

5% fall in complaints

Financial services firms received 2,358,732 new complaints between January and June 2014, according...
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COMMENT

Comment

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

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...

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Artificial Intelligence

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Lifetime ISAs linked to £67.5bn of first-time buyer property purchases

Lifetime ISAs have helped more than 417,000 people buy their first home since the...
Economy

Landbay webinar to examine outlook for rates and UK economy

Landbay is to host an economic webinar examining the outlook for interest rates, inflation...

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