Conveyancing

Half of UK regulated firms see financial crime rise

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

Convey Law helps pair of charities

Convey Law has donated funds to help two charities, the MS Society and Many...

What will the market in Q4 look like?

September begins and it is likely to be one of the more interesting months...

Brokers get the credit for picking the right remortgage partners

In an ideal world, there would not be any pressing time deadlines when it...

Conveyancing Foundation shares mental health best practice

The Conveyancing Foundation has held the second webinar in its ‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative. The...

ULS technology hires director of conveyancing transformation

ULS technology has appointed Angela Hesketh as director of conveyancing transformation. Hesketh has worked within...

ULS technology appoints marketing manager

ULS technology has added to its marketing team with the appointment of Dominique Fish...

Optimus to drive new OpenMoney online advice service

Conveyancing panel manager, Optimus, has announced that OpenMoney has signed a contract to integrate Optimus’...

LMS: stable remortgage activity here to stay

LMS has published its Monthly Remortgage Snapshot for remortgage market activity during June 2021. £200...

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...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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