FORT ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED
Reference number: 972730
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Identity
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Fort Advice Bureau Limited, Saxon House, 27 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HT, United Kingdom
Also trades as 12 other names
- Aston James Bespoke Mortgages
- FAB
- Faulkner Mortgage
- FORT
- Fort-ab
- Fort Bridging
- Gottlicher Financial
- Knox Mortgages
- Lander Mortgage Services
- Loop Mortgages
- Switch Mortgages
- Umbrella Mortgages
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 13711964
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 29 October 2021 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 6 St George's Yard, Castle Street, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7LW, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Lane | Director | Sep 1952 | 29 Oct 2021 |
| Peter Patrick Matthews | Director | Apr 1959 | 25 Oct 2024 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
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- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL Advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Acting as a CBTL Arranger
- Advising on a home reversion plan
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Credit Broking
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Limits on what they may do
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Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises
Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 4 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired names
- Insuring You
- Mondo Mortgages
- Mortgage Coach
- Rowsby Financial
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