NatWest’s decision to place home-buying guidance inside ChatGPT is a story with large implications.
It shows how quickly the first conversation about a mortgage can move away from a branch, a broker website, or a phone call and into...
Nivo has published a market insights report highlighting the time lost by specialist lending teams to duplicated admin, incomplete submissions and repeated broker-lender communication.
The...
Simplybiz has launched an academy designed to help advice firms attract, develop and retain new talent.
The academy provides a training and development pathway for...
The Conveyancing Association has welcomed recommendations from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, describing them as closely aligned with long-standing concerns across...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Professional Development Consortium Ltd, trading as CPD Standards Office, over paid-for social media adverts that described the firm as the “UK’s leading body”.
The ruling forms part of...
Landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of stamp duty receipts in more than half of English local authorities, according to analysis by Paragon Bank.
The lender said higher-rate additional dwelling transactions generated at least 50% of...
Buy-to-let landlords should consider rent guarantee insurance after the Renters’ Rights Act came into force on 1 May, Karis Insurance has said.
The real estate finance and insurance specialist said the legislation could lead to longer periods of rent...
Rural housing markets in England and Wales are recording stronger annual price growth than urban areas and the national average, according to research from Yopa.
The estate agency analysed house price growth between January 2025 and January 2026 and...
The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May.
There are 72 participants from...
Nearly half of renters would buy a home immediately if their monthly mortgage payments were the same as their rent, according to research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB).
The research found that 47% of renters would buy tomorrow if mortgage repayments matched what they currently...
In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly.
One thing comes up time and time again. When someone is buying a home, the focus is understandably on getting the mortgage over the line.
Affordability,...
As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference this year, there is one conversation I know we are going to be having a lot.
When it comes to technology, the mutual sector is certainly not short on ambition. Everyone...
