Conveyancing

Conveyancing: improving technology is only part of the answer

A recent survey of mortgage applicants and home owners concluded that the major area...

SortRefer: free remortgage legals “a mirage”

SortRefer has argued that many of the free legal packages offered by lenders are...

Fears over streamlining the conveyancing process

It’s not often that conveyancing gets mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, and if we’re...

Poor technology to blame for slow conveyancing

The conveyancing sector is seen as less technologically sophisticated than brokers, lenders and valuers...

Tesco Bank partners with LMS

Tesco Bank has selected conveyancing panel manager LMS as its integrated conveyancing partner. ...

Legal Sector Group completes leasehold reform proposals

The Legal Sector Group (LSG), which consists of the Conveyancing Association (CA), the Chartered...

Conveyancers help 11-year old with special trike

Newport-based law firm Convey Law has raised funds through the Conveyancing Foundation Free Legal Fee Competition...

LMS extends Dudley BS partnership

Conveyancing service provider LMS has extended its partnership with the Dudley Building Society. The...

The political landscape is going to be changed

So, we have just days to go before this General Election campaign is over....

CA unveils new ‘cyber newsletter’

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its new cyber newsletter, dealing with a range of...

CA welcomes political backing for home buying process changes

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has welcomed the recent political endorsement of its plans to modernise the...

Flat activity for conveyancers

The year so far has seen little movement in quarterly conveyancing activity levels, according to the Q1...

Breezeplus+ moves to tackle service issues

Breezeplus+ Legal Solutions has launched a broker engagement programme to support brokers who have...

Goldsmith Williams Solicitors to rebrand

Liverpool-based national law firm Goldsmith Williams Solicitors will become GWlegal later in the year. There will...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty

The Bank of England is widely expected to maintain interest rates at 4.5% when...

£6.5k bill for homebuyers who miss stamp duty deadline

Rent and mortgage spending rose 7.7% year-on-year in February, as more homeowners moved from...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...