Conveyancing

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...

Conveyancing Association provides Strategic Plan update

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

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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