Mortgage & Insurance Disclosure Document
Home Owners Advice Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our Financial Services Register number is 813071. You can check this on the Financial Services Register by visiting the FCA’s website https://register.fca.org.uk/s/ or by contacting the FCA on 0800 111 6768. The FCA is the independent watchdog that regulates financial services. Use this disclosure document to decide if our services are right for you. It explains the service we offer and how you will pay for it.
All information we provide will be made clear and accessible to you. You will also be given the choice to receive the information relating to any insurance products in paper format, free of charge. If you would like a paper copy at any time then please let us know.
- Our Identity & Service
Home Owners Advice Limited
Craven House, 14 – 18 York Road, Wetherby, LS22 6SL.
Our service and permitted business includes advising and arranging mortgages and insurance products as stated below:
Mortgage
We will advise and make a recommendation to you on residential mortgages, second charges, further advances, consumer buy to lets and lifetime mortgages after we have assessed your needs.
We will consider a comprehensive range of mortgages from across the market, but not deals that you can only obtain by going direct to a Lender.
Insurance
We act as an Independent Intermediary on behalf of our customers.
We will advise and make a personal recommendation to you after we have assessed your insurance needs.
We can advise on Life and Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Accident, Sickness and Unemployment, Private Medical Insurance, Landlords Insurance, Buildings and Contents from a fair and personal analysis of the market.
Alternative Finance Options
Note: If you are looking to increase your borrowing on an existing mortgage then there are a few options available to you, including:
- Further advance with your existing Lender;
- Second charge regulated mortgage;
- Unsecured lending, such as a personal loan.
We are required to inform you of the alternative options available to you so that you can consider them against your personal circumstances. We will provide advice on further advances and second charges. We will not however provide advice on whether unsecured lending such as a personal loan is more suitable.
- Service Costs
Mortgages
We do not charge a fee for our service as we are paid commission from the Lender.
You will receive either a European Standardised Information Sheet (ESIS)or a Key Facts Illustration+ (KFI+) when considering a particular mortgage which will tell you about any fees relating to it. It will also include the actual amount of commission we will receive.
Insurance
We do not charge a fee for our service as we are paid commission from the Insurer which is a percentage of the total premium.
You will receive a quotation from us informing you of any other fees relating to the insurance policy
- Complaints
It is our intention to provide you with a high level of customer service at all times. If there is an occasion when we do not meet these standards and you will wish to register a complaint, please contact us by:
Address: Complaints Department, Home Owners Advice Limited, Craven House, 14-18 York Road, Wetherby, LS22 6SL.
Telephone 0800 118 2248
If you cannot settle your complaint with us, you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme
We are covered by the FSCS. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we cannot meet our obligations. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim.
Mortgages
Mortgage advising and arranging is covered up to a maximum limit of £85,000.
Further information about the compensation scheme arrangements is available from the FSCS.
Insurance
Insurance advising and arranging is covered for 90% of the claim, without any upper limit.
Where the firm has not taken steps and caused a contract not to be effected by an Insurer on a Pure Protection Policy or General Insurance claim arising from the death or incapacity of the policyholder owing to injury, sickness or infirmity, then 100% of the claim is covered.