Mortgage Climate Action Group – Reflections on COP27
How does the mortgage industry move forward on green in the wake of COP27? AMI Senior Policy Adviser Chloe Timperley explores potential answers to this question…
Spray Foam
AMI Chief Executive Robert Sinclair recently appeared on the radio show Money Box to talk about spray foam and the implications on mortgages (00:23-13:53)…
Risks to employers of allowing remote workers to work abroad
Following the increase in remote working arrangements spurred on by the pandemic, some employers have been met with requests from UK-based staff to permit them to move abroad and continue their employment in the UK…
ICO Guidance
ICO has published a blog on Subject Access Requests, along with guidance for firms carrying out direct marketing using live calls…
Government reverses decision to repeal payroll working reforms (IR35)
Originally announced as part of the mini-budget, government made a ‘U-turn’ and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently confirmed the planned changes to IR35 will not be going ahead…
Leaseholders may face legal restrictions on working from home
A senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University Law School has warned that many leasehold and some freehold titles contain covenants that forbid the use of residential property ‘for the purposes of trade or business’…
Redress payments halve for mortgage businesses
The FCA’s latest Complaints Data has revealed that mortgage businesses paid out less than half the amount in redress in the first half of 2022 than they did over the same period the year before…
Help to Buy Closure – FAQs
The Help to Buy scheme officially closes to new applicants today (31st October) at 6pm. The government has issued guidance on the future milestones for buyers to be aware of…
Update from the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaSBA)
On Right to Build Day NaSBA published a letter calling out unfair practices by a minority of local authorities placing unreasonable financial tests on anyone wanting to sign their local Right to Build register…
Is your firm new to FCA authorisation?
The FCA is running a webinar on financial promotions, aimed at firms new to FCA authorisation. It will take place on 16 November at 2pm…
Improving data quality across regulatory submissions
FCA has highlighted common issues that arise when addressing the data quality of firm submissions…
Handling data protection complaints – a guide for SMEs
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released a guide aimed at helping SMEs to handle data protection complaints…
