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LMS pilot cuts fall-throughs by 43% and shortens transaction times
A cross-industry pilot programme led by conveyancing technology provider LMS has slashed property transaction...
7 May 2025
Sort Group earns Investors in People Gold for leadership and culture
Sort Group, the Derby-based property, legal and financial services specialist, has secured the coveted...
2 May 2025
PEXA secures FCA approval ahead of major UK product expansion
PEXA, the Australian-founded digital property exchange platform, has secured regulatory approval from the Financial...
30 April 2025
LMS expands commercial team with three senior appointments
LMS has strengthened its commercial leadership team with three strategic appointments as the company...
29 April 2025
SortRefer sees record broker turnout at UK regional events
SortRefer has reported unprecedented engagement with its 2025 Regional Events Programme, which has already...
23 April 2025
OPDA launches accreditation to champion transparency in property data
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has introduced a formal accreditation programme for its...
16 April 2025
Property data and AI tools will help brokers win more business
REalyse has launched a residential property intelligence tool designed to give mortgage brokers a...
15 April 2025
AI tool from REalyse promises to streamline property search and valuation for brokers
Mortgage brokers across the UK will soon have a powerful new tool in their...
11 April 2025
Completions hit record highs in last five days
Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...
1 April 2025
Propertymark calls for urgent stamp duty reform as threshold changes take effect
Propertymark has urged the UK Government to reform stamp duty thresholds to reflect current...
1 April 2025
Sixth version of BASPI launched to improve homebuying process
A coalition of trade and representative bodies, including The Conveyancing Association, has launched the...
1 April 2025
Sorting it out! Big law firm celebrates five years of growth in Cardiff
Sort Legal, part of the Sort Group, is celebrating its fifth year in Cardiff. Sort...
31 March 2025
New partnership aims to transform auction conveyancing
A new partnership between ONP Solicitors, iamproperty Group, and Connells Group is aiming to...
26 March 2025
Widespread public misapprehension over digital property transactions
There is a distinct lack of accessible and reliable information on digital property transactions...
25 March 2025
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COMMENT
Cover
The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up
Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...
9 June 2026
Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck
For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...
8 June 2026
The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about
There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...
3 June 2026
Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows
High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...
1 June 2026
The cost of knowing less
There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...
29 May 2026
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Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious
The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
11 June 2026
First-time buyers
Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers
Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
11 June 2026
funding
ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market
It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
11 June 2026
News
HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator
HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...
11 June 2026
PROFILES
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom
Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum