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How to check a financial adviser on the FCA Register
11 July 2026

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.

ComplianceFinancial advice
“Do you know a good financial adviser?” — the compliant answer
22 June 2026

“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.

ComplianceFinancial advice
Referral fees for family solicitors: staying inside the SRA rules
11 May 2026

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…

Financial adviceCompliance
Redundancy and a lump sum: the referral a professional should make
24 April 2026

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…

Financial advicePractice growth
An inheritance just landed: why it's a referral, not a windfall
21 March 2026

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…

Practice growthFinancial advice
Idle cash: when a client's balance is a referral waiting to happen
18 March 2026

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…

Financial advicePractice growth
How family solicitors turn matter closure into tracked, evidenced referrals
3 March 2026

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…

Referral feesFinancial advice
The financial neutral vs a referral: where each fits
28 February 2026

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…

Financial adviceCompliance
The settlement lump sum that needs a plan — and a referral
21 February 2026

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…

Referral feesFinancial advice
Divorce and a financial plan torn in two: your cue to refer
21 February 2026

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.

Practice growthFinancial advice
Consent orders and the advice handover that avoids delay
11 February 2026

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 …

Financial adviceCompliance
The clean break that isn't clean without financial advice
6 February 2026

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…

Referral feesFinancial advice
Capitalised maintenance and the investment conversation
2 February 2026

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…

Financial adviceReferral fees
A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment
30 January 2026

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…

Referral feesFinancial advice