Conveyancing

Conveyancing: improving technology is only part of the answer

A recent survey of mortgage applicants and home owners concluded that the major area...

SortRefer: free remortgage legals “a mirage”

SortRefer has argued that many of the free legal packages offered by lenders are...

Fears over streamlining the conveyancing process

It’s not often that conveyancing gets mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, and if we’re...

Poor technology to blame for slow conveyancing

The conveyancing sector is seen as less technologically sophisticated than brokers, lenders and valuers...

Tesco Bank partners with LMS

Tesco Bank has selected conveyancing panel manager LMS as its integrated conveyancing partner. ...

Legal Sector Group completes leasehold reform proposals

The Legal Sector Group (LSG), which consists of the Conveyancing Association (CA), the Chartered...

Conveyancers help 11-year old with special trike

Newport-based law firm Convey Law has raised funds through the Conveyancing Foundation Free Legal Fee Competition...

LMS extends Dudley BS partnership

Conveyancing service provider LMS has extended its partnership with the Dudley Building Society. The...

The political landscape is going to be changed

So, we have just days to go before this General Election campaign is over....

CA unveils new ‘cyber newsletter’

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its new cyber newsletter, dealing with a range of...

CA welcomes political backing for home buying process changes

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has welcomed the recent political endorsement of its plans to modernise the...

Flat activity for conveyancers

The year so far has seen little movement in quarterly conveyancing activity levels, according to the Q1...

Breezeplus+ moves to tackle service issues

Breezeplus+ Legal Solutions has launched a broker engagement programme to support brokers who have...

Goldsmith Williams Solicitors to rebrand

Liverpool-based national law firm Goldsmith Williams Solicitors will become GWlegal later in the year. There will...
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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...

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Building Societies

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...
Buy-to-let

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...
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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...
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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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