Conveyancing

Smoove-LBG conveyancing deal extended by two years

Smoove plc has re-contracted with the Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) for the provision of...

eConveyancer partners with Intra Private Finance

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with Intra Private Finance. The agreement will provide...

Convey Law boss slams rate rises

A conveyancing firm boss has welcomed the relaxation of stress tests for mortgage borrowers...

eConveyancer partners with Connect

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with Connect IFA and Connect for Intermediaries. Connect...

Panel managers can be vital ally in avoiding legal delays

Buying a home is rarely a speedy process. Tackling that issue is one of...

CA launches Find an Expert service via website

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service via its...

Conveyancers believe clients owed duty of care on climate change risks

Over two-thirds of conveyancers think they have a duty of care to advise their...

MSB Solicitors announces promotions

North West-based full-service law firm, MSB Solicitors, has announced the promotion of four employees...

Countrywide Surveying Services retains ISO 9001

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), a supplier of valuation panel management services, has successfully retained...

eConveyancer expands partnership with L&C

eConveyancer has bolstered its partnership with L&C Mortgages, launching a new software integration with...

Sort Group achieves silver Investors in People

Sort Group has been awarded the Silver accreditation by Investors in People. Only 15% of...

eConveyancer partners with Wesleyan Financial Services

eConveyancer has launched a new panel management partnership with Wesleyan Financial Services. The agreement gives...

Bluestone Group to adopt LMS Secure Link

LMS has announced that Bluestone Group is launching with LMS Secure Link. LMS Secure...

One in three property transactions fell through over past year

34% of home buying purchases fell through in the last 12 months, according to...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

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,...

Latest news

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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