Buy to let: permissions

BY AMI IN FCA, Members Only, Newsflash On 18th January 2016

From 21 March 2016 broking buy-to-let mortgages will no longer be a regulated activity. Intermediaries will therefore no longer need to hold a consumer credit permission to advise on unregulated buy-to-let mortgages. There will however still be instances where a consumer credit permission is needed, such as when dealing with refinancing of a buy-to-let agreement where the purpose is to raise funds for debt consolidation or commercial reasons.

This content is for members only.