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On 8 May 2018, Stephen Lloyd, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastbourne, made an Early Day Motion calling for the 2019 Loan Charge (introduced under the Finance Act (No2) 2017) to be amended.

The number of people entering into equity release schemes has been on the rise in recent years as a result of their apparent ability to help with a multitude of financial issues.

The FSA can make orders which may have the effect of preventing individuals working in the financial services sector again.

The FCA has finalised changes to both MCOB and PERG in the hope that these will give firms comfort on what interactions will be seen as "advice" in the context of mortgage sales.

The storm surrounding the manipulation of Libor rates by some of the world’s leading banks has been brewing largely unnoticed since 2005.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published its business plan for 2015/2016, setting out the areas on which it intends to focus over the coming year.

As the financial services industry stands at a new watershed, Chris Gentle, Director of Research at Deloitte Global Financial Services, explains which issues will drive the reshaping of the industry and forecasts some major changes.

Central to the FSA’s work in the coming year is the move towards “more principles-based regulation”. In launching its business plan for 2007/08, John Tiner said that the move would result in significant benefits for firms, markets and consumers, and an FSA better equipped to face future challenges and deliver better outcomes for its stakeholders.

FSA confirmed on 14 January that the short selling ban will be lifted, as anticipated, tomorrow (16 January 2009).

For those affected, the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 contains some of the most significant changes to tax legislation in recent memory (the 2019 Loan Charge).

HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") have in recent months published documents to implement the EU Mortgage Credit Directive ("MCD") in the UK.

Yesterday, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Richard Slade & Co v Boodia [2018] EWCA Civ 2667, resolving much of the confusion and concern that had fomented around the now reversed High Court decision ...

There are two ways of owning a property: legally and beneficially. The legal owners are the people named on the title deeds. The beneficial owners are the people entitled to a share in the sale...

The Law Commission recently published its consultation paper on updating the Land Registration Act 2002 (the Paper).

A tenant cannot assign its lease to its guarantor. In this case the focus was whether the tenant, HMV, had legitimately assigned the lease to its guarantor, EMI, once it had entered administration.

Earlier this year, as we reported in our Transparency Update March 2018, the UK Government confirmed its intention to proceed with a register of overseas companies owning UK property.

The FSA’s focus on outstanding confirmations and the involvement of senior management in risk management in the credit derivatives market is more than just scratching the surface of a substantial challenge. It’s a good example of a regulator modifying wider behaviour by targeting the straightforward issues first. The Joint Forum’s recommendations will provide a more wideranging test for the industry.