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The UK economy remains in relatively good shape with the Office for Budget Responsibility revising up its growth forecasts for the next three years in

Over recent years we have seen housing move up the government’s agenda.  It has embarked upon a series of consultations, projects and initiatives to try

We have now got the results of the Mortgages Market Study from the FCA and it makes interesting reading. The FCA wants to make it

The new funding structure for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme is a huge win for mortgage intermediaries.  Under the current structure brokers contribute to the

The FCA recently set out how it approaches competition.  It details how it will promote competition in the interests of consumers and not for its

The FCA has been conducting a study into effective competition in the mortgage market.  It has today published its initial findings and proposed remedies.  

With the initial term of many help to buy loans coming to an end in the next few months, discussions with customers on their options,

The development of the later life lending market will be one of the most significant aspects of the housing and mortgage market alongside technological innovation

Several large broker firms have launched or are about to launch their own online offerings for consumers wishing to transact on their computer or by

In the recent policy and supervisory work from both the PRA and the FCA much has been made of the culture within a firm.  There

The FCA recently set out how it approaches authorisation.  It covers several areas including how it evaluates whether firms and individuals are ‘fit and proper’

Following your questions and comments in last month’s member survey, we have set out the FCA and ICO expectations around consent, the right to erasure