Conveyancing

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...

CA launches landlord restriction survey

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has  launched a new survey in conjunction with HM Land...

TML partners with LMS

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has joined forces with LMS and will be using its...

Ingard expands conveyancing panel

Mortgage network Ingard has added GWlegal (formerly Goldsmith Williams) to its approved panel of...

CA welcomes Law Commission’s reforms

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has welcomed the news that the Law Commission has included...

CA responds to home buying and selling ‘call for evidence’

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued its formal response to the DCLG’s ‘Call for...

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,...

Latest news

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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