PART 2AMENDMENTS OF THE REGULATED ACTIVITIES ORDER

Advising on regulated home reversion plans and regulated home purchase plans

13.  After article 53A (advising on regulated mortgage contracts) insert—

Advising on regulated home reversion plans

53B.  Advising a person is a specified kind of activity if the advice—

(a)is given to the person in his capacity as—

(i)a reversion seller or potential reversion seller, or

(ii)a plan provider or potential plan provider; and

(b)is advice on the merits of his doing either of the following—

(i)entering into a particular regulated home reversion plan, or

(ii)varying the terms of a regulated home reversion plan, entered into on or after 6th April 2007 by him, in such a way as to vary his obligations under that plan.

Advising on regulated home purchase plans

53C.  Advising a person is a specified kind of activity if the advice—

(a)is given to the person in his capacity as a home purchaser or potential home purchaser; and

(b)is advice on the merits of his doing either of the following—

(i)entering into a particular regulated home purchase plan, or

(ii)varying the terms of a regulated home purchase plan, entered into on or after 6th April 2007 by him, in such a way as to vary his obligations under that plan..