Conveyancing

LMS: instructions continue to rise

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19...

CA provides sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued newly-published sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms in order...

LMS: May remortgage instruction spike continues

LMS has today published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the...

Remortgage instruction spike following market ‘reopening’

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19...

SortRefer reports lockdown remortgage growth

SortRefer has reported a busy April and a strong start to May despite the...

LMS: remortgage market continues strong start to May

Conveyancing solutions provider LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance...

ULS Technology appoints new directors

Conveyancing panel manager and technology solutions provider, ULS Technology, has appointed two new directors...

Industry proposes safe home moving process

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is supporting a cross-industry guide on re-opening the housing market,...

Conveyancing Association urges housing market stimulation measures

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has called on the government to extend its furlough scheme...

LMS: “cause to be optimistic” from remortgage stats

LMS has reported that remortgage instruction volumes began to show signs of steadying in...

Conveyancers and lease administrators set out Covid-19 strategy

Members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) have set out a number of measures for...

Conveyancers can’t wave a magic wand

So, there’s no doubt about it, that we’re living through extraordinary times and the...

Conveyancing stakeholders produce Covid-19 industry guidance

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has endorsed industry-wide guidance to conveyancing firms advising clients on...

Covid-19: Don’t move house, advises government

The government is urging urge parties involved in home moving to "adapt and be...

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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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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