Conveyancing

First digital mortgage signed by borrower and registered at Land Registry

The Coventry Building Society and Enact Conveyancing have lodged the first digitally signed mortgage...

Advisers can help stop conveyancing fraud

The very nature of a property transaction makes it especially alluring and appealing for...

SortRefer issues client guides for brokers

SortRefer has published its final client guide. The 31 guides are available free to every adviser...

Problems with free legals have not gone away

In this business, issues which at one point seemed incredibly important often get resolved...

Conveyancing Association to support ESTAS Conveyancing Awards

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its ongoing support for the ESTAS Conveyancing Awards,...

SortRefer hires regional account managers

SortRefer has announced the appointments of Katarzyna Kosmowska and Edward Green as regional account...

Large rise in new business for SortRefer

SortRefer has reported that that conveyancing instructions to its panel rose by 65% in January...

Free remortgage legals back at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is reintroducing free legal services for its remortgaging customers. In...

GWlegal launches first-time buyer service

Conveyancing firm GWlegal has unveiled a dedicated service for first-time buyers called First Moments. First-time buyers who...

CA helps raise over £300k for children’s hospice

The Conveyancing Foundation, through the Free Legal Fee Competition, has helped member firm, Convey Law,...

SortRefer sees benefits from restructuring

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has said that its pilot test of teaming its internal...

Two-year fixes bounce back in popularity

LMS has reported that demand for two-year fixed deals increased for the first time...

‘Full’ digital conveyancing one step closer

Changes to Land Registration rules announced today (23 January) will mean the UK is moving closer...

How brokers can improve the conveyancing process

Ask most mortgage professionals what drives a case and you would probably get the...

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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