Mortgages  

Mortgage firms feel the heat

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Second charge mortgage market ready for take-off

Myron Jobson is a features writer of Financial Adviser

 

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Key points

The Mortgage Credit Directive brought the second charge mortgage market within the Financial Conduct Authority’s remit.

Brokers are now mandated to provide clients with a European Standardised Information Sheet disclosure document.

The lack of knowledge among brokers is one of the more pertinent factors that threatens to hinder the second charge market.