Conveyancing

Conveyancing Association provides Strategic Plan update

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has used its Annual Conference to provide an update on...

Nothing is really free in this market

As we reach the end of the year, it’s time to reflect on the...

CA announces first completion under new code

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has today announced the first house purchase/sale completion has taken...

CA announces details for annual conference & dinner

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published details of its annual conference and dinner, which...

Sort Group opens new office

Sort Group, the parent of online conveyancing portal, SortRefer, has opened of its new...

Sharp rise in five-year fix popularity

LMS has reported that 42% of remortgagors opted for a five-year fixed rate mortgage...

GWlegal unveils remortgage cashback offer

GWlegal has relaunched a £250 cashback deal for remortgage – which it originally launched in...

Conveyancers respond to DCLG’s call for evidence

The Conveyancing Association respond to publication of DCLG's Improving the home buying and selling...

Conveyancing – the price isn’t always right

Click your way through any number of homes for sale on various property websites...

Sort Group appoints sales & relationship director

Sort Group has appointed Jessica Szczelkun to the newly created role of sales &...

New CEO for LMS

Nick Chadbourne, chief operating officer (COO) at conveyancing service provider and panel manager LMS, has...

GWlegal issues remortgage guarantee

GWlegal has launched a "cast-iron" remortgage guarantee, where the fee quoted on day one...

Accord: free legals still popular

Accord Mortgages has stated that the majority of its remortgage borrowers are choosing free...

CA pushes commonhold usage to DCLG

The Conveyancing Association (CA)  has issued its full response to the Department for Communities...

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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