Appointed representative
Michael John Latham 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
Advance Mortgage Funding Limited Reference number: 305008 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.
- Michael John Latham (FRN 503622) is an AR of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (FRN 305008). When you use Michael John Latham's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Michael John Latham, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
3 Moorlands, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3PG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01823 431753 is
- Who else gives the postcode TA4 3PG
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hillview Financial Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Advance Mortgage Funding 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, freeYou 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
Michael John Latham’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2009
14 July 2009
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Hillview Financial Solutions"
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like Michael John Latham
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Taunton
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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