Conveyancing

Scale of stamp duty deadline pressure on conveyancers revealed

The number of exchanges between clients and conveyancing solicitors spiked last month as the...

Learning lessons from the first Stamp Duty deadline

June was an exceptionally busy month for everyone in the property market. In fact,...

LMS launches secure messaging facility to boost turnaround times

LMS has unveiled its Secure Link messaging service to better streamline the conveyancing process...

Conveyancing Foundation initiative secures sponsorship

Digital onboarding platform Thirdfort and training provider the Conveyancing Academy have become the latest...

Conveyancers want leasehold reform legislation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is calling on the government to move ‘further and faster’ in...

ULS Technology agrees deal with Legal & General Mortgage Club

ULS Technology has signed a new three-year panel management contract with Legal & General...

Homebuyers want more digital documentation

81% of homebuyers across the country want a wider adoption of digital documentation tools...

LendInvest appoints fintech law firm to BTL legal panel 

LendInvest has appointed 'digital-first' law firm, Juno, to its legal panel for its buy-to-let product. Juno...

LMS partners with the Darlington Building Society

The Darlington Building Society is to become the 29th lender within LMS Panel Link. In...

Molo Finance selects panel management partner

Digital mortgage lender, Molo Finance, has partnered with conveyancing panel management specialist Optimus to...

ULS Technology in panel management deal with MPowered Mortgages

ULS Technology has partnered with MPowered Mortgages to provide an integrated panel management service...

Free conveyancing courses for welsh businesses

A Welsh training academy is offering legal practices and property firms in Wales free...

Majority female board for Convey Law following two appointments

Conveyancing firm Convey Law has appointed two new directors. It now has a female-majority board...

Conveyancing Association backs Queen’s Speech’ leasehold reform bill 

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has twelcomed the inclusion of a new Leasehold Reform (Ground...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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