- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (31/12/2020)
- Gwreiddiol (a wnaed Fel)
Point in time view as at 31/12/2020.
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, Cross Heading: The activities is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.
61.—(1) Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender is a specified kind of activity.
(2) Administering a regulated mortgage contract is also a specified kind of activity, [F1where—
(a)the contract was entered into by way of business on or after 31st October 2004; or
(b)the contract—
(i)was entered into by way of business before 31st October 2004, and
(ii)was a regulated credit agreement immediately before 21st March 2016.]
(3) In this Chapter—
[F2(a)[F3subject to paragraph (5),] a contract is a “regulated mortgage contract” if, at the time it is entered into, the following conditions are met—
[F4(i)the contract is one under which a person (“the lender”) provides credit to an individual or to trustees (“the borrower”);
(ii)the contract provides for the obligation of the borrower to repay to be secured by a mortgage on land F5...;
(iii)at least 40% of that land is used, or is intended to be used—
(aa)in the case of credit provided to an individual, as or in connection with a dwelling; or
(bb)in the case of credit provided to a trustee which is not an individual, as or in connection with a dwelling by an individual who is a beneficiary of the trust, or by a related person;]
[F6but such a contract is not a regulated mortgage contract if it [F7falls within article 61A(1) or (2)];]]
(b)“administering" a regulated mortgage contract means either or both of—
(i)notifying the borrower of changes in interest rates or payments due under the contract, or of other matters of which the contract requires him to be notified; and
(ii)taking any necessary steps for the purposes of collecting or recovering payments due under the contract from the borrower;
but a person is not to be treated as administering a regulated mortgage contract merely because he has, or exercises, a right to take action for the purposes of enforcing the contract (or to require that such action is or is not taken);
(c)“credit" includes a cash loan, and any other form of financial accommodation.
(4) For the purposes of [F8paragraph 3(a)]—
[F9(a)“mortgage” includes a charge and (in Scotland) a heritable security;]
[F10(aa)“land”—
(i)in relation to a contract entered into before IP completion day, means land in the United Kingdom or within the territory of an EEA State;
(ii)in relation to a contract entered into on or after IP completion day, means land in the United Kingdom.]
(b)the area of any land which comprises a building or other structure containing two or more storeys is to be taken to be the aggregate of the floor areas of each of those storeys;
(c)“related person", in relation to the borrower or (in the case of credit provided to trustees) a beneficiary of the trust, means—
(i)that person’s spouse [F11or civil partner];
(ii)a person (whether or not of the opposite sex) whose relationship with that person has the characteristics of the relationship between husband and wife; or
(iii)that person’s parent, brother, sister, child, grandparent or grandchild; F12...
F13(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F14(5) In this Chapter, a contract entered into before 21st March 2016 is a “regulated mortgage contract” only if—
(a)at the time it was entered into, entering into the contract was an activity of the kind specified by paragraph (1), or
(b)the contract is a consumer credit back book mortgage contract within the meaning of article 2 of the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 61(2) substituted (5.11.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1863), art. 1(2)(b)(4), 2(4)
F2Art. 61(3)(a) substituted (31.10.2004) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3544), arts. 1(1)(b), 8(b)
F3Words in art. 61(3)(a) inserted (17.3.2016 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/392), art. 1(2)(3)(c), 2(18)(a) (with Pt. 5)
F4Art. 61(3)(a)(i)-(iii) substituted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(21)(a)(i) (with Pt. 4)
F5Words in art. 61(3)(a)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 145(2) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in art. 61(3)(a) inserted (6.11.2006 for specified purposes, 6.4.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2383), arts. 1(2), 17
F7Words in art. 61(3)(a) substituted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(21)(a)(ii) (with Pt. 4)
F8Words in art. 61(4) substituted (31.10.2004) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3544), arts. 1(1)(b), 8(c)
F9Art. 61(4)(a) substituted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(21)(b) (with Pt. 4)
F10Art. 61(4)(aa) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 145(3) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3) and S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 33(q)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in art. 61(4)(c)(i) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114), reg. 1, Sch. 16 para. 1(3)
F12Word in art. 61(4) omitted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(21)(c)(i) (with Pt. 4)
F13Art. 61(4)(d) omitted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(21)(c)(ii) (with Pt. 4)
F14Art. 61(5) inserted (17.3.2016 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/392), art. 1(2)(3)(c), 2(18)(b) (with Pt. 5)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 61 in force at 31.10.2004, see art. 1(2)(b) (as read with Treasury notice dated 9.7.2003)
61A.—(1) A contract falls within this paragraph if it is—
(a)a regulated home purchase plan;
(b)a limited payment second charge bridging loan;
(c)a second charge business loan;
(d)an investment property loan; F16...
(e)an exempt consumer buy-to-let mortgage contract[F17; F18...
(f)an exempt equitable mortgage bridging loan][F19; or
(g)an exempt housing authority loan.]
(2) A contract falls within this paragraph if—
(a)it is a limited interest second charge credit union loan;
(b)the borrower receives timely information on the main features, risks and costs of the contract at the pre-contractual stage; and
(c)any advertising of the contract is fair, clear and not misleading.
(3) For the purposes of this article, if an agreement includes a declaration which—
(a)is made by the borrower, and
(b)includes—
(i)a statement that the agreement is entered into by the borrower wholly or predominantly for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower,
(ii)a statement that the borrower understands that the borrower will not have the benefit of the protection and remedies that would be available to the borrower under the Act if the agreement were a regulated mortgage contract under the Act, and
(iii)a statement that the borrower is aware that if the borrower is in any doubt as to the consequences of the agreement not being regulated by the Act, then the borrower should seek independent legal advice,
the agreement is to be presumed to have been entered into by the borrower wholly or predominantly for the purposes specified in sub-paragraph (b)(i) unless paragraph (4) applies.
(4) This paragraph applies if, when the agreement is entered into—
(a)the lender (or, if there is more than one lender, any of the lenders), or
(b)any person who has acted on behalf of the lender (or, if there is more than one lender, any of the lenders) in connection with the entering into of the agreement,
knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the agreement is not entered into by the borrower wholly or predominantly for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower.
(5) For the purposes of this article a borrower is to be regarded as entering into an agreement for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower if the agreement is a buy-to-let mortgage contract and—
(a)(i)the borrower previously purchased, or is entering into the contract in order to finance the purchase by the borrower of, the land subject to the mortgage;
(ii)at the time of the purchase the borrower intended that the land would be occupied as a dwelling on the basis of a rental agreement and would not at any time be occupied as a dwelling by the borrower or by a related person, or where the borrower has not yet purchased the land the borrower has such an intention at the time of entering into the contract; and
(iii)where the borrower has purchased the land, since the time of the purchase the land has not at any time been occupied as a dwelling by the borrower or by a related person; or
(b)the borrower is the owner of land, other than the land subject to the mortgage, which is—
(i)occupied as a dwelling on the basis of a rental agreement and is not occupied as a dwelling by the borrower or by a related person; or
(ii)secured by a mortgage under a buy-to-let mortgage contract.
(6) For the purposes of this article—
“borrower” and “lender” have the meaning set out in article 61(3) (regulated mortgage contracts);
“borrower-lender agreement”, “borrower-lender-supplier agreement”, “credit union” and “total charge for credit” have the meanings set out in article 60L (interpretation of Chapter 14A);
“bridging loan” has the meaning given by [F20article 60G(9)];
“buy-to-let mortgage contract” has the meaning given in article 4 of the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (interpretation of Part 3);
“exempt consumer buy-to-let mortgage contract” is a contract that, at the time it is entered into, is a consumer buy-to-let mortgage contract within the meaning of article 4 of the Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 and—
is [F21an agreement to which section 423A(3) of the Act applies]; or
is a bridging loan;
[F22“exempt equitable mortgage bridging loan” is a contract that—
is a bridging loan;
is secured by an equitable mortgage on land; and
is an exempt agreement within the meaning of article 60B(3) (regulated credit agreements) by virtue of article 60E(2) (exempt agreements: exemptions relating to the nature of the lender);]
[F23“exempt housing authority loan” is a contract that—
provides for credit to be granted by a housing authority within the meaning of article 60E (exempt agreements: exemptions relating to the nature of the lender); and
if it is entered into on or after 21st March 2016—
[F24 is an agreement to which section 423A(3) of the Act applies;]
is a bridging loan, or
is a restricted public loan within the meaning of article 60HA (exempt agreements: [F25provision qualifying articles 60E, 60F and 60H ]), in respect of which the borrower receives timely information on the main features, risks and costs at the pre-contractual stage, and any advertising is fair, clear and not misleading.]
“investment property loan” is a contract that, at the time it is entered into, meets the conditions in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of article 61(3)(a) and the following conditions—
less than 40% of the land subject to the mortgage is used, or intended to be used, as or in connection with a dwelling by the borrower or (in the case of credit provided to trustees) by an individual who is a beneficiary of the trust, or by a related person; and
the agreement is entered into by the borrower wholly or predominantly for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower;
“limited payment second charge bridging loan” is a contract that, at the time it is entered into, meets the conditions in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of article 61(3)(a) and the following conditions—
it is a borrower-lender-supplier agreement financing the purchase of land;
it is used by the borrower as a temporary financing solution while transitioning to another financial arrangement for the land subject to the mortgage;
the mortgage ranks in priority behind one or more other mortgages affecting the land in question; and
the number of payments to be made by the borrower under the contract is not more than four;
“limited interest second charge credit union loan” is a contract that, at the time it is entered into, meets the conditions in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of article 61(3)(a) and the following conditions—
it is a borrower-lender agreement;
the mortgage ranks in priority behind one or more other mortgages affecting the land in question;
the lender is a credit union; and
the rate of the total charge for credit does not exceed 42.6 per cent;
“payment” has the meaning set out in article 60F(8) (exempt agreement: exemptions relating to number of repayments to be made);
“regulated home purchase plan” has the meaning set out in article 63F(3)(a) (entering into and administering regulated home purchase plans);
“related person” in relation to the borrower or (in the case of credit provided to trustees) a beneficiary of the trust, means—
that person's spouse or civil partner;
a person (whether or not of the opposite sex) whose relationship with that person has the characteristics of the relationship between husband and wife; or
that person's parent, brother, sister, child, grandparent or grandchild;
“second charge business loan” is a contract that, at the time it is entered into, meets the conditions in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of article 61(3)(a) and the following conditions—
the lender provides the borrower with credit exceeding £25,000;
the mortgage ranks in priority behind one or more other mortgages affecting the land in question; and
the agreement is entered into by the borrower wholly or predominantly for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower.]
Textual Amendments
F15Art. 61A inserted (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), art. 1(5), Sch. 1 para. 4(22) (with Pt. 4)
F16Word in art. 61A(1) omitted (5.11.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1863), art. 1(2)(b)(4), 2(5)(a)(i)
F17Art. 61A(1)(f) and preceding word inserted (5.11.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1863), art. 1(2)(b)(4), 2(5)(a)(ii)
F18Word in art. 61A(1) omitted (17.3.2016 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/392), art. 1(2)(3)(c), 2(19)(a)(i) (with Pt. 5)
F19Art. 61A(1)(g) and preceding word inserted (17.3.2016 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/392), art. 1(2)(3)(c), 2(19)(a)(ii) (with Pt. 5)
F20Words in art. 61A(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 146(2) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F21Words in art. 61A(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 146(3) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F22Words in art. 61A(6) inserted (5.11.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1863), art. 1(2)(b)(4), 2(5)(b)
F23Words in art. 61A(6) inserted (17.3.2016 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/392), art. 1(2)(3)(c), 2(19)(b) (with Pt. 5)
F24Words in art. 61A(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 146(4)(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F25Words in art. 61A(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 146(4)(b) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 22(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The Whole Instrument you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Instrument you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Instrument without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Instrument without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Part you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Part you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
Yr Offeryn Cyfan you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Yr Offeryn Cyfan heb Atodlenni you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’.
Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed): Mae'r wreiddiol fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.
Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Rhychwant ddaearyddol: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Dangos Llinell Amser Newidiadau: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Gallwch wneud defnydd o ddogfennau atodol hanfodol a gwybodaeth ar gyfer yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth o’r tab hwn. Yn ddibynnol ar yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth sydd i’w gweld, gallai hyn gynnwys:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Defnyddiwch y ddewislen hon i agor dogfennau hanfodol sy’n cyd-fynd â’r ddeddfwriaeth a gwybodaeth am yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth. Gan ddibynnu ar yr eitem o ddeddfwriaeth sy’n cael ei gweld gall hyn gynnwys:
liciwch ‘Gweld Mwy’ neu ddewis ‘Rhagor o Adnoddau’ am wybodaeth ychwanegol gan gynnwys