The Government today laid before Parliament secondary legislation to bring sale and rent back agreements within the scope of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation. The Government also published a summary of responses to its consultation on the sale and rent back market, which closed on 1 May 2009. The FSA will publish shortly details of its regulatory regime, which will take effect on 1 July 2009 subject to Parliamentary approval.   

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