Conveyancing

Cost of buying and moving home to continue to rise

The combined ‘additional costs’ of moving home, such as estate agent fees and conveyancing costs,...

Source reveals 2017 Masterclass event schedule

Source Insurance is to hold another round of Masterclasses this spring. Free to attend, Masterclasses...

E-conveyancing milestone achieved

Convey Law has facilitated the first ever electronic e-signature exchange of contracts for a...

New membership categories for Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has detailed a number of new membership categories and provided an...

Doing it right vs ‘saving’ money

Take a straw poll on the collective buying habits of the UK consumer and...

CA outlines leasehold reform progress

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has outlined the progress made on its ‘leasehold reform’ work stream...

Conveyancing Foundation donates £50k to cancer charity

Newport-based law firm Convey Law has raised £50,000 for Children with Cancer through the Conveyancing Foundation’s...

CA publishes plan to improve home moving experience

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published its Strategic Plan which contains details on the...

SortRefer endorses Land Registry’s digital conveyancing consultation

SortRefer believes the Land Registry should now focus on modernisation and bring forward plans to move...

Goldsmith Williams reveals HQ move details

Goldsmith Williams is to relocate to a new office space in 20 Chapel Street in...

CA issues consumer guide on leasehold property

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published its guide for consumers on leasehold property, specifically outlining...

LMS teams up with the Loughborough

LMS is partnering with the Loughborough Building Society.  The conveyancing panel manager will now deliver fees assisted...

SortRefer offers ‘fall through’ protection

SortRefer is offering customers the ability to protect themselves against financial loss in the event...

Conveyancers back white paper measures

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its support for a number of measures announced in...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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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)...