Authorised by the FCA
Andrew Flanagan is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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Phone number
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Address
7 Stamford Square, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL8 6QU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When housingdisrepairhub.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0161 339 0638 is
- Who else gives the postcode OL8 6QU
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Housing Disrepair Hub Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Insurance Claims Direct Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Claims management No FSCS coverMoney you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Limits on what they may do
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Restriction on all regulated activity - Effective 23 June 2026
The Firm must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, carry out any regulated claims management activities for which it has Part 4A permission.
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Key dates in its history
Andrew Flanagan’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
23 June 2026
- FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on all regulated activity - Effective 23 June 2026)
FCA register
2020
30 July 2020
- Changed its registered name from "insurance claims direct"
FCA register
2019
31 July 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
31 March 2019
- No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator
FCA register
2011
15 May 2011
- Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (6 shown here)
Firms like Andrew Flanagan
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In the Oldham (OL) postcode area
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk