Conveyancing

CA outlines leasehold reform progress

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has outlined the progress made on its ‘leasehold reform’ work stream...

Conveyancing Foundation donates £50k to cancer charity

Newport-based law firm Convey Law has raised £50,000 for Children with Cancer through the Conveyancing Foundation’s...

CA publishes plan to improve home moving experience

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published its Strategic Plan which contains details on the...

SortRefer endorses Land Registry’s digital conveyancing consultation

SortRefer believes the Land Registry should now focus on modernisation and bring forward plans to move...

Goldsmith Williams reveals HQ move details

Goldsmith Williams is to relocate to a new office space in 20 Chapel Street in...

CA issues consumer guide on leasehold property

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published its guide for consumers on leasehold property, specifically outlining...

LMS teams up with the Loughborough

LMS is partnering with the Loughborough Building Society.  The conveyancing panel manager will now deliver fees assisted...

SortRefer offers ‘fall through’ protection

SortRefer is offering customers the ability to protect themselves against financial loss in the event...

Conveyancers back white paper measures

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its support for a number of measures announced in...

Keeping gripes to a minimum

Go through any given week and, by the end of those seven days, if...

“Strong year” for Broker Conveyancing

Broker Conveyancing has today a rise in its instruction and user figures for both...

Three sales appointments for Blacks Connect

Blacks Connect has made three appointments to its sales team.   Gary Little (pictured), who has...

SortRefer sees strong end to the year

Conveyancing portal SortRefer saw an upward swing in activity after things had calmed down following...

Conveyancing Association announces new affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the addition of Legal Eye to its roster...

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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