Conveyancing

SortRefer unveils equity release legal product

SortRefer has launched an equity release legal service for advisers and their customers. The product...

Conveyancing Association updates Cyberfraud & Fraud Protocol

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published a revised fourth version of its Cyberfraud and...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils new conveyancing offering

SimplyBiz Mortgages has relaunched its conveyancing partner portal. It has launched with two new...

You could be missing out in a big way

We can all be creatures of habit – of that there is no doubt....

GWlegal introduces online bridging purchase questionnaire

As part of the digitalisation of its conveyancing process, GWlegal is launching an online bridging...

“Strong” 2018 for SortRefer

SortRefer has reported an 18% increase in conveyancing instructions in 2018 over the previous year. The...

Why it makes sense to recommend specialists

In my experience, asking clients who their solicitor might be, normally gets the response...

CA responds to leasehold enfranchisement reform consultation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued its response to the Law Commission’s leasehold enfranchisement...

Molo and My Home Move to offer fully digital conveyancing

Molo has partnered with My Home Move to integrate the conveyancing service into its...

Fundamental change in coming, warns Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has used its Annual Conference to urge member firms to...

Mortgage Brain makes improvements to ConveyancingBrain

Mortgage Brain has made a number of new system enhancements to its online comparison...

Dealing with the quiet times

I keep an eye on a number of the adviser forums, the Twitterati and...

CA responds to MHCLG Implementing Leasehold Reform Consultation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued its response to the Ministry for Housing, Communities &...

Shieldpay receives grant to transform real estate transactions

Secure payments provide Shieldpay has been awarded an Innovate UK grant. The funding will be used...

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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