Conveyancing

Conveyancing Association sets out process improvements

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has used its recent Annual Conference to outline a number...

LPE1, LPE2 and FME1 forms updated

The trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management...

Why property surveys should matter to brokers

It’s understandable why many borrowers prefer to stick simply to the mortgage lender’s valuation....

Conveyancer raises £40k for charity in one month

Convey Law staff donated over £40,000 to charity in September. Convey Law's conveyancing supervisor, Rhian...

LMS: instructions up 50% ahead of anticipated rate rise

LMS' latest Monthly Remortgage Snapshot, which shows remortgage market activity through September 2021, sound that the average...

Conveyancing Association outlines Annual Conference & Dinner details 

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced details of its 2021 Annual Conference & Dinner taking...

Movin Legal launches CPD accredited conveyancing course

Conveyancing services group Movin Legal has launched an CPD accredited conveyancing course to help...

eConveyancer boosts sales team

eConveyancer has strengthened its sales team, with the recruitment of Michelle Ward as national account...

SDLT Compass joins Conveyancing Association as affiliate

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of new Affiliate member, SDLT Compass. SDLT...

Conveyancing Association operations director to retire

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Lloyd Davies is to retire from his position...

ULS technology completes Amity Law purchase

ULS technology has completed the acquisition of property law firm, Amity Law, to help...

eConveyancer partners with Haysto

eConveyancer has embarked on a new panel management partnership with specialist mortgage broker, Haysto. The...

Crucial for conveyancers to truly listen to broker feedback

The end of the year promises to be an active one for the remortgage...

Half of UK regulated firms see financial crime rise

48% of regulated firms in the UK have reported witnessing a rise in financial...

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,...

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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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