Conveyancing

Conveyancing Alliance rebrands as CAL

Conveyancing Alliance has unveiled a major rebrand as CAL, bringing its offering under a...

Rugby World Cup legend to host MIMHC Charity Ball 2025

Rugby World Cup winner and sporting icon Will Greenwood MBE has been confirmed as...

Antiquated homebuying system costs UK economy £1.5bn a year

The UK’s outdated homebuying process is draining at least £1.5 billion annually from consumers...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Conveybuddy expands account management team with new additions

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has bolstered its account management team with the appointment of a...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

EXCLUSIVE: Conveyancer queries vary by an ‘alarming’ 8,176%

The scale of inefficiency in the property market was laid bare today by new...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that...

Rayner admits stamp duty error after using son’s trust to buy £800,000 flat

Angela Rayner has admitted underpaying stamp duty on the £800,000 Hove seafront flat at...

Conveyancing costs hold steady after stamp duty deadline surge

The cost of conveyancing remained broadly unchanged in the second quarter of 2025, dipping...

Fleet Mortgages opens up solicitor choice for limited company landlords

Fleet Mortgages has scrapped its restricted conveyancing panel for limited company buy-to-let applications, giving...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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