Conveyancing fees are set to rise from May 2026 as solicitors and licensed conveyancers will be required to register as tax advisers to continue submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) returns on behalf of clients.
Under the new mandatory...
HLPartnership has upgraded its CRM system to better support advisers handling limited company buy-to-let cases as structured landlord borrowing becomes a more established part...
Momentum behind digital change in conveyancing will build throughout 2026, delegates at the Conveyancing Association’s 25th annual conference were told.
Speakers at this year’s Conveyancing...
Atom bank has reduced rates across its 90% loan-to-value near prime mortgage range, marking its second set of cuts to the proposition this year.
The...
Vida Homeloans has widened its foreign national lending criteria across its entire buy-to-let range, reducing residency requirements and accepting a broader mix of applicant statuses.
The specialist lender has confirmed that its foreign national policy will now apply across...
Raw Capital Partners has joined the panel of Legal & General’s Mortgage Club, enabling member firms to access its range of bespoke bridging loans and mortgages.
The lender, headquartered in Guernsey, has spent 10 years providing tailored mortgages to...
Pure Retirement has broadened its Marketing Toolkit with a new suite of white label resources designed to help advisers engage prospective lifetime mortgage clients and support business development in 2026.
The lifetime mortgage lender said the enhanced offering builds...
Rely has completed a £2.1m buy-to-let refinance on a newly built four-home portfolio, securing long term funding ahead of the expiry of a development facility.
The specialist buy-to-let lender stepped in after another provider was unable to proceed due...
Conditional selling remains one of the most persistent and contentious issues facing the UK housing and mortgage markets with brokers continuing to report pressure...
There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences.
There is...
The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...
There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker.
Flexibility, autonomy and...
Gen H has reduced selected fixed rates by up to 20 basis points (bps) as it looks to improve pricing across key LTV tiers.
The changes are live and available to intermediaries on the lender’s panel, with the most significant reduction applied to its five-year...
This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell Scheme, expanding the support offered to employees with health conditions to stay in or return to work.
The £259 million Government...
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...
Royal London has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone, widening adviser access to detailed product information across the protection market.
The mutual is the eighth provider to be included in the zone, extending CIExpert’s coverage beyond life and critical illness...
