Faulkner Powell Mortgages has extended its partnership with Stonebridge beyond 2030 after increasing its adviser team significantly since joining the network in 2023. The Leek-based firm now employs 12 people, including nine advisers, having expanded to more than four times its previous size in less...

Conveyancing is viewed as a bigger barrier to a smooth property transaction than chains, according to research among recent homebuyers. A survey of 1,000 recent buyers commissioned by Lyons Bowe found that 42% regarded the conveyancing process as the main factor slowing or disrupting a...