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How to check a financial adviser on the FCA Register
Every legitimate adviser appears on the FCA Register. Every clone scam depends on you not looking. Here's the checking routine.
“Do you know a good financial adviser?” — the compliant answer
You can refer. You can't advise. The gap between those two sentences is where most of the confusion lives.
Referral fees for family solicitors: staying inside the SRA rules
Referral fees are permitted in family law, but only when the arrangement is disclosed and documented. Here is what the SRA framew…
Redundancy and a lump sum: the referral a professional should make
A redundancy payout lands amid upheaval and rarely comes with a plan. Here is how to recognise the moment and make the introducti…
An inheritance just landed: why it's a referral, not a windfall
When a client inherits, a large sum lands amid grief and uncertainty. Here is how to recognise the moment and hand it over with c…
Idle cash: when a client's balance is a referral waiting to happen
Cash that sits still for years is often a sign that no one has looked at the bigger picture. Here is how to spot it and pass it o…
How family solicitors turn matter closure into tracked, evidenced referrals
A step-by-step look at how a tracked referral works for a family law practice: consent recorded, disclosure automated, progress v…
The financial neutral vs a referral: where each fits
As collaborative and non-court approaches grow, the financial neutral has become a familiar figure. Understanding where the neutr…
The settlement lump sum that needs a plan — and a referral
The moment a lump sum lands is the moment a client is most exposed and least advised. A timely introduction to a regulated advice…
Divorce and a financial plan torn in two: your cue to refer
A separation rearranges a client's entire financial life. Here is how to recognise the moment, handle it with care, and refer.
Consent orders and the advice handover that avoids delay
Consent orders formalise what the parties have agreed, yet they frequently depend on financial arrangements that need specialist …
The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice
A clean break order ends ongoing financial claims between former spouses, which is precisely why each party is now entirely on th…
Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation
Capitalising maintenance converts a stream of future payments into a lump sum today, on the assumption the client can make it las…
A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment
When a client is heading toward selling their business, the proceeds are a major referral moment. Here is how to spot it early an…