Conveyancing

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...

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...

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...

LMS expands commercial team with three senior appointments

LMS has strengthened its commercial leadership team with three strategic appointments as the company...

SortRefer sees record broker turnout at UK regional events

SortRefer has reported unprecedented engagement with its 2025 Regional Events Programme, which has already...

OPDA launches accreditation to champion transparency in property data

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has introduced a formal accreditation programme for its...

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...

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...

Completions hit record highs in last five days

Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...

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...

Sixth version of BASPI launched to improve homebuying process

A coalition of trade and representative bodies, including The Conveyancing Association, has  launched the...

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...

New partnership aims to transform auction conveyancing

A new partnership between ONP Solicitors, iamproperty Group, and Connells Group is aiming to...

Widespread public misapprehension over digital property transactions

There is a distinct lack of accessible and reliable information on digital property transactions...

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Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

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...

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