Best Practice IFA Group Limited

Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
04490633
Last scraped
3 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Best Practice I F A Group Ltd
    Broadlands Business Campus
    Langhurstwood Road
    Horsham
    West Sussex
    RH12 4QP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441403334455
    Web
    https://www.bestpractice.co.uk

  • Complaints Contact

    Best Practice I F A Group Ltd
    Broadlands Business Campus
    Langhurstwood Road
    Horsham
    West Sussex
    RH12 4QP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441403334455

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Advice

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Arranging

  • P2P Lending Advice

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

  • Pension Transfer Advice

    For Professional, Retail (Investment), Life Policy, Personal pension scheme, Stakeholder pension scheme, Unit

  • Equity Release Advice

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

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    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

  • Mortgage Advice

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Authorised to Operate

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    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.

  • Equity Release Arranging

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • Arranges Investments

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

  • Mortgage Arranging

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Buy-to-Let Start Date

  • Buy-to-Let Status

  • Credit Brokering

  • Debt Advice

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    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling with no debt management activity
    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling which is provided in connection with investment advice or advice on buy to let mortgages.

  • Equity Release Setup

    For Customer, Home reversion plans

  • Mortgage Setup

    For Customer, Regulated mortgage contract

  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Professional, Retail (Investment), Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Certificates representing certain security, Debenture, Government and public security, Life Policy, Non-investment insurance contracts, Personal pension scheme, Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments), Rights to or interests in investments (Security), Share, Stakeholder pension scheme, Structured Deposits, Unit, Warrant

    Show 1 limitation
    • · Investment activity in "rights to or interests in investments (security)" and "rights to or interests in investments (contractually based investment)" is limited to the investment types granted for this activity.

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Ian Platts

    IRN IBP00001

    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 15 Dec 2025)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 15 Dec 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (since 13 Dec 2025)
  • Ian Robert Cooke

    IRN IRC00013

    • SMF1 Chief Executive (30 Jan 2020 to 8 Mar 2022)
    • SMF3 Executive Director (9 Dec 2019 to 8 Mar 2022)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 3 Mar 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 3 Mar 2021)
    • CF3 Chief Executive (AR) (7 Jan 2011 to 25 Jan 2022)
    • CF30 Customer (1 Nov 2007 to 3 Mar 2021)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (16 Aug 2006 to 3 Aug 2010)
    • Responsible for Insurance Mediation (2 Aug 2006 to 31 Aug 2017)
    • CF8 Apportionment and Oversight (21 Nov 2003 to 1 Nov 2007)
    • CF11 Money Laundering Reporting (21 Nov 2003 to 31 Jul 2006)
    • CF24 Pension Transfer Specialist (16 Jul 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF21 Investment Adviser (16 Jul 2003 to 31 Oct 2007)
    • CF1 Director (16 Jul 2003 to 8 Dec 2019)
    • CF10 Compliance Oversight (16 Jul 2003 to 27 Oct 2003)
  • Ian Robert Shippey

    IRN IRS00004

    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF30 Customer (since 27 Oct 2011)
    • CF4 Partner (AR) (24 Mar 2022 to 29 Jun 2022)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (27 Oct 2011 to 7 Feb 2024)
  • Ian Samuel Grahame Scott

    IRN ISS00003

    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Jan 2021)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (9 Dec 2019 to 18 Jan 2021)
    • CF30 Customer (2 May 2017 to 18 Jan 2021)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (2 May 2017 to 18 Jan 2021)
  • Ian Stuart Howe

    IRN ISH00006

    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 27 Nov 2018)
    • CF30 Customer (since 27 Nov 2018)
  • Ian Thomas

    IRN IXT01147

    • 9A. Advising on P2P agreements
    • 6. Giving personal recommendations on Friendly Society tax-exempt policies (other than Holloway sickness policies where the Holloway policy special application conditions are met)
    • 4. Giving personal recommendations on retail investment products which are not broker funds
    • 2. Giving personal recommendations on securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • 12. Giving personal recommendations on and dealing in securities which are not stakeholder pension schemes or personal pension schemes or broker funds
    • CF1 Director (AR) (since 4 Aug 2023)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (since 16 May 2023)
    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (since 16 May 2023)
    • CF30 Customer (since 16 May 2023)
  • Ian Trevor Hewett

    IRN IXH00041

    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Dec 2019 to 17 Mar 2023)
  • Ilani Loomes-Liebenberg

    IRN IXL17424

    • [FCA CF] Manager of certification employee (22 Apr 2024 to 19 Aug 2025)
  • Indira Sumner

    IRN IXS00050

    • Appointed representative dealing with clients for which they require qualification (9 Aug 2022 to 11 Jul 2025)
    • CF30 Customer (10 Dec 2020 to 5 May 2022)
    • [FCA CF] Client dealing (10 Dec 2020 to 5 May 2022)
  • Ioannis Joseph Tsakalis

    IRN IJT00003

    • CF1 Director (AR) (16 Aug 2012 to 6 Jul 2016)
    • CF30 Customer (16 Aug 2012 to 6 Jul 2016)
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