Terms of Business - loanitt

 

Terms of Business

Loanitt Limited t/a Loanitt
Unit 6, Hebron House
Macdonagh Junction
Hebron Road
Kilkenny R95 T91Y

info@loanitt.ie

Loanitt Limited trading as Loanitt

These Terms of Business set out the general terms under which our firm will provide business services to you and the respective duties and responsibilities of both the firm and you in relation to such services. Please ensure that you read these terms thoroughly and if you have any queries, we will be happy to clarify them. If any material changes are made to these terms, we will notify you.

Authorisation with the Central Bank of Ireland

Loanitt Limited trading as Loanitt (C431903) is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland as an insurance intermediary registered under the European Union (Insurance Distribution) Regulations 2018 and as a Mortgage Credit Intermediary under the European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016. Copies of our regulatory authorisations are available on request. The Central Bank of Ireland holds registers of regulated firms. You may contact the Central Bank of Ireland on 1890 777 777 or alternatively visit their website at www.centralbank.ie to verify our credentials.

Codes of Conduct

Loanitt Limited trading as Loanitt is subject to the Consumer Protection Code, Minimum Competency Code and Fitness & Probity Standards which offer protection to consumers. These Codes can be found on the Central Bank’s website www.centralbank.ie

Our Services

Loanitt Limited trading as Loanitt is a member of Brokers Ireland.

Our principal business is to provide people with financial services including advice and arrangement of mortgages and life insurances, along with general insurance. A full list of insurers, product producers and lending agencies with which we deal is available on request.

Fair and Personal Analysis

The concept of fair and personal analysis describes the extent of the choice of products and providers offered by an intermediary within a particular category of life assurance, general insurance, mortgages, and/ or a specialist area. The number of contracts and providers considered must be sufficiently large to enable an intermediary to recommend a product that would be adequate to meet a client’s needs.

The number of providers that constitutes ‘sufficiently large’ will vary depending on the number of providers operating in the market for a particular product or service and their relative importance in and share of that market. The extent of fair analysis must be such that could reasonably be expected of a professional conducting business, taking into account the accessibility of information and product placement to intermediaries and the cost of the search.

In order to ensure that the number of contracts and providers is sufficiently large to constitute a fair and personal analysis of the market, we will consider the following criteria:

  • the needs of the customer,
  • the size of the customer order,
  • the number of providers in the market that deal with brokers,
  • the market share of each of those providers,
  • the number of relevant products available from each provider,
  • the availability of information about the products,
  • the quality of the product and service provided by the provider,
  • cost, and
  • any other relevant consideration.

However, there are exceptions to this as follows:
Home and Motor Insurance: Loanitt Limited act as an introducer for home and motor insurance products which are provided by AXA Insurance DAC only.

Mortgages

Through the lenders or other undertakings with which we hold an agency, Loanitt Limited trading as Loanitt can provide advice on and arrange mortgage products from the following range: fixed-rate loans, variable rate mortgages, capital & interest mortgages, interest only mortgages, endowment mortgages, pension mortgages and residential investment property.

We provide mortgage advice on a fair analysis basis (providing services on the basis of a sufficiently large number of contracts and product producers available in the market to enable the firm to make a recommendation, in accordance with professional criteria, regarding which contract would be adequate to meet your needs).

We will need to collect sufficient information from you before we can offer any advice on housing loans. This is due to the fact that a key issue in relation to mortgage advice is affordability. Such information should be produced promptly upon our request.

Life Insurance products

We provide life assurance on a fair and personal analysis basis i.e., providing services on the basis of a sufficiently large number of contracts and product producers available in the market to enable us to make a recommendation, in accordance with professional criteria, regarding which contract would be adequate to meet your needs.

We will provide assistance to you for any queries you may have in relation to the policies or in the event of a claim during the life of the policy and we will explain to you the various restrictions, conditions and exclusions attached to your policy. However, it is your responsibility to read the policy documents, literature and brochures to ensure that you understand the nature of the policy cover; particularly in relation to serious illness policies.

For a serious illness policy, we will explain clearly to you the restrictions, conditions and general exclusions that attach to that policy.

General Insurance products

For home and motor insurance, we act as an introducer for these products with the insurance being provided by AXA. AXA Insurance DAC is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. AXA Insurance DAC is a private company limited by shares, registered in Ireland number 136155. Registered Office Wolfe Tone House, Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1. We do not provide advice in relation to these products, we are an introducer.

Statement of Charges

We are remunerated by commission from insurers, product producers or lenders on the completion of business.

We do not charge our customers a fee for our service. It is free for you. We get paid by the mortgage lender you decide to take your mortgage with or insurance company you decide to take insurance from. The amount we receive is the same regardless of mortgage lender or insurance company, so you can be sure we will look for the best option for you.

A summary of the details of all arrangements for commission provided to us which have we have agreed with product providers is available on our website – www.loanitt.ie

Mortgages

We may receive up to 1% of the loan for arranging mortgage finance. This commission is paid by the mortgage lender. The actual amount of commission will be disclosed at a later stage in the ESIS (European Standardised Information Sheet) which will be forwarded to you at loan offer stage.

Please note that lenders may charge specific fees in certain circumstances and if this applies, these fees will be specified in your Loan Offer. You have the right to pay a fee separately and not include it in the loan. Typically, this situation arises in relation to specialist lending.

General Insurance

We may be remunerated by commission from the provider of insurance (AXA Insurance DAC) on completion of business. Details of the commission arrangements are available on our website.

Regular Reviews

It is in your best interests that you review, on a regular basis, the products which we have arranged for you. As your circumstances change, your needs will change. You must advise us of those changes and request a review of the relevant product or policy so that we can ensure that you are provided with up-to-date advice and products and policies best suited to your needs.

Disclosure of Information

We will need to collect sufficient information from you before we can offer any advice on housing loans. This is since a key issue in relation to mortgage advice is affordability. Such information should be produced promptly upon our request.

In relation to insurance, any failure to disclose material information may invalidate your claim and render your policy void.

Conflicts of interest

It is the policy of Loanitt to avoid conflicts of interest in providing services to you. However, where an unavoidable conflict of interest arises, we will advise you of this in writing before providing you with any service. As per above, we receive a commission from the lenders and companies we have agencies or arrangements with for the business you transact.

Default on payments by clients

Product producers may withdraw benefits or cover in the event of default on payments due under policies of insurance or other products arranged for you. We would refer you to policy documents or product terms for the details of such provisions.

Mortgage lenders may seek early repayment of a loan and interest if you default on your repayments. Your home is at risk if you do not maintain your agreed repayments.

Fees to Referrers

Where you have been introduced directly by a third party such as an accountant or solicitor, Loanitt may pay a referral fee. This fee is paid to them directly from commissions received by Loanitt from the product producer per the Commission document on our website.

Complaints

We have a complaints procedure in place which is available on our website at this link, www.loanitt.ie/complaint-procedure/. Whilst we are happy to receive verbal complaints, it would be preferable that any complaints are made in writing. We will acknowledge your complaint in writing within 5 business days and we will fully investigate it. We shall investigate the complaint as swiftly as possible, and the complainant will receive an update on the complaint at intervals of not greater than 20 business days starting from the date on which the complaint is made. On completion of our investigation, we will provide you with a written report of the outcome. If you are still dissatisfied with our handling of or response to your complaint, you are entitled to refer the matter to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO), 3rd Floor, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Lo call 01 5677000 email info@fspo.ie.

Data Protection

Loanitt Limited are subject to and comply with the requirements of Data Protection Regulation. Loanitt Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We wish to be transparent on how we process your data and show you that we are accountable with the GDPR in relation to not only processing your data but ensuring you understand your rights as a client.

The data will be processed only in ways compatible with the purposes for which it was given and as outlined in our Privacy Policy, which we will provide to you that will outline exactly how, what and where we use your data.

Compensation Scheme

We are members of the Investor Compensation Scheme operated by the Investor Compensation Company Ltd. See below for details.

Investor Compensation Scheme

The Investor Compensation Act, 1998 provides for the establishment of a compensation scheme and the payment, in certain circumstances, of compensation to certain clients (known as eligible investors) of authorised investment firms, as defined in that Act.

The Investor Compensation Company Ltd. (ICCL) was established under the 1998 Act to operate such a compensation scheme and our firm is a member of this scheme.

Compensation may be payable where money or investment instruments owed or belonging to clients and held, administered or managed by the firm cannot be returned to those clients for the time being and where there is no reasonably foreseeable opportunity of the firm being able to do so. A right to compensation will arise only:

  • If the client is an eligible investor as defined in the Act; and
  • If it transpires that the firm is not in a position to return client money or investment instruments owned or belonging to the clients of the firm; and
  • To the extent that the client’s loss is recognised for the purposes of the Act.

Where an entitlement to compensation is established, the compensation payable will be the lesser of:

  • 90% of the amount of the client’s loss which is recognised for the purposes of the Investor Compensation Act, 1998; or
  • Compensation of up to €20,000.

For further information, contact the Investor Compensation Company Ltd. at (01) 224 4955.

Effective 25 September 2023