Why mandatory advice for first-time buyers is a consumer protection issue, not an adviser issue

Six weeks on, the case for mandatory FTB advice is becoming harder to ignore – Hunt

Why mandatory advice for first-time buyers is a consumer protection issue, not an adviser issue – Hunt

Back in September and October last year, after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed the removal of the mortgage advice interaction trigger, a number of industry commentators – including yours truly – quite rightly started asking whether this was the right call.