John Roderick MacAskill

Reference number: 412689

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Appointed representative

John Roderick MacAskill does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

HL Partnership Limited Reference number: 303397 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • John Roderick MacAskill (FRN 412689) is an AR of HL Partnership Limited (FRN 303397). When you use John Roderick MacAskill's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from John Roderick MacAskill, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When mmabs.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01851 605000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HS3 3AJ
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Other names (5)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Highlands & Islands Retirement Mortgage Solutions Trading name
  • MacAskill Mortgage & Business Services Trading name
  • MacAskill Mortgage & Insurance Services Trading name
  • Northern Equity Release Services Trading name
  • Highlands & Islands Retirement Mortgage Services Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through HL Partnership Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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

John Roderick MacAskill’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (8)

2011

15 June 2011

  • Changed its registered name from "Macaskill Mortgage & Business Services"

FCA register

2004

31 October 2004

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (2 shown here)
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Firms connected to John Roderick MacAskill

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with John Roderick MacAskill. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

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  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like John Roderick MacAskill

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

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  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is John Roderick MacAskill FCA authorised?
John Roderick MacAskill (FRN 412689) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for John Roderick MacAskill?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. John Roderick MacAskill (FRN 412689) is an AR of HL Partnership Limited (FRN 303397). When you use John Roderick MacAskill's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from John Roderick MacAskill, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is John Roderick MacAskill’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01851 605000 and the website mmabs.co.uk for John Roderick MacAskill. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is John Roderick MacAskill a scam or clone?
John Roderick MacAskill is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with John Roderick MacAskill?
Protection works through HL Partnership Limited, the principal firm responsible for John Roderick MacAskill's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does John Roderick MacAskill use any other names?
It trades as Highlands & Islands Retirement Mortgage Solutions, MacAskill Mortgage & Business Services, MacAskill Mortgage & Insurance Services and Northern Equity Release Services. It has previously used the name Highlands & Islands Retirement Mortgage Services.

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