More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays in the homebuying process according to new research from Lyons Bowe Solicitors.
A survey of 1,000 recent UK buyers found 65% identified the legal process...
The Chartered Insurance Institute has said firms can use stronger vulnerability management to expand their client base, improve efficiency and build longer-term trust, rather...
Royal London has received regulatory approval to provide Targeted Support, becoming one of the first firms to secure permission to launch the new form...
Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as demand grows for capital raising without refinancing existing debt.
The Cheadle-based...
Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting from 5.54% as it looks to sharpen pricing for lower-complexity...
Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end of May in a move aimed at supporting brokers and clients navigating a volatile rate environment.
The incentive, available via its Express remortgage service with...
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Samantha Roe as compliance manager, bolstering its oversight and support for appointed representative (AR) firms.
Roe (main picture, inset) will act as a key point of contact for ARs across her...
Paradigm Mortgage Services has made a series of senior appointments including a new head of sales as it looks to accelerate growth across its mortgage, protection and compliance offering.
The firm has appointed Louise Weiss (main picture, inset) as...
Fleet Mortgages has promoted two senior business development managers into newly created regional leadership roles as it looks to deepen broker support and strengthen its intermediary sales structure.
The specialist buy-to-let lender has appointed Chris Barwick (main picture, left)...
The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...
For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency.
If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...
According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...
First-time buyers are the most exposed group in the housing market as mortgage withdrawals and rising borrowing costs increase pressure on those most reliant on home loans.
Data from reallymoving shows that 90.5% of first-time buyers used a mortgage to buy a home over the...
Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...
Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are, in various ways, building what comes next.
The former CEO of Google was there. So was the CEO of Uber, the...
The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new opportunities for buy-to-let advice as the firm looks to expand mortgage and protection activity across its landlord client base.
In its final results for 2025, the AIM-listed group said its Financial...
