Related provisions for MIPRU 4.1.19
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Social housing firms undertake small amounts of mortgagebusiness even though their main business consists of activities other than regulated activities. Their mortgage lending is only done as an adjunct to their primary purpose (usually the provision of housing) and is substantially different in character to that done by commercial lenders. Furthermore, they are subsidiaries of local authorities or registered social landlords which are already subject to separate regulation. The
If a social housing firm is carrying on mortgage lending or mortgage administration (and no other regulated activity), its net tangible assets must be greater than zero. However, if it carries on insurance mediation activity or mortgage mediation activity, there is no special provision and the capital resources requirement for firms carrying on designated investment business or mediation activities only applies to it as appropriate.