Conveyancing

SortRefer secures Investors in People accreditation

SortRefer has achieved full accreditation to the Investors in People core standard. The internationally recognised...

Property Butler unveils service to estate agents

Property Butler, part of Sort Limited, has introduced a new conveyancing and concierge service for...

TMA unveils new conveyancing panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has relaunched its conveyancing panel, providing a range of conveyancing services...

Can we maintain conveyancing turnaround levels?

My own impression is that it will take some time for the conveyancing market...

Government proposes 7-day mortgage switching service

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is consulting on the feasibility of...

MSN adopts ConveyancingBrain

The Mortgage Support Network (MSN) has selected Mortgage Brain’s new online conveyancing service as...

SortRefer offers POS posters to intermediaries

SortRefer has added a new set of specific point of sale (POS) posters to its marketing...

SortRefer makes key property professional hire

SortRefer Group has recruited Tim Price to head up its latest offering, due to...

Conveyancers oppose Land Registry privatisation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its opposition to the government’s proposals to privatise the...

Industry rides to raise £71k for Magic Moments

The Magic Moments Charity raised over £71,000 last month as a result of its...

Providing confidence in conveyancing

At a recent roundtable I hosted on the conveyancing market, what struck me most...

New anti-fraud protocol for conveyancers

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has introduced its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol which aims to...

LMS and the Buckinghamshire extend partnership

LMS has extended its partnership with Buckinghamshire Building Society, following a two-year collaboration.  The Buckinghamshire...

Conveyancing Association improves progression training

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced a series of updates and enhancements to its...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...

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...

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...

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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