Section 165 (S165) data request – principals with ARs/IARs
Following issuance of the S165 data request, the FCA has created a new webpage to highlight key details. This includes frequently asked questions…
FCA Contact Centre – Christmas and New Year opening times
Over the festive period, the FCA Contact Centre will be open the following times…
‘Biggest cyber risk is complacency, not hackers’ – ICO message
The ICO’s message comes after the ICO issued a £4.4m fine to a Berkshire based construction company, after an employee forwarded a phishing email (that was not quarantined or blocked by the IT system…
FSCS Outlook – Good news (with a caveat)
Following the positive news on the FSCS levy reduction announced earlier this year, the FSCS has confirmed that no further levy is expected in 2022/23…
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’…
