Legal Briefings

On 26 January 2011, the Government announced that regulation of new, and existing, second charge mortgages will transfer from the OFT (under the Consumer Credit Act 1974) to the Financial Services Authority, or its successor. Implementation is planned for the end of 2012

The Government’s announcement means that any business offering shared equity will need to reassess the way in which these schemes operate. 　

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