Conveyancing

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...

Electronic conveyancing forms unveiled

Legal technology firm Zylpha has launched a suite of eConveyancing forms that it claims fully...

Lessons learned from the Stamp Duty deadline

Now that we have a little bit of distance between us and last month’s...

Conveyancing Association partners with DUAL

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced a new partnership with DUAL Asset Underwriting, launching an...

SortRefer expands conveyancing panel

SortRefer has announced the expansion of its select conveyancing panel. New conveyancers include Shakespeare Martineau;...

Blacks joins Precise Mortgages bridging panel

Blacks Connect has joined Precise Mortgages' short-term lending conveyancer panel. The conveyancer, part of Blacks Solicitors, already...

New affiliate member for Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its ninth affiliate member, Safe Move Scheme. The...

LMS unveils anti-fraud tool

LMS has launched a new service called AccountChecker to help lawyers check bank account...

Conveyancers warned over cyber threats

Conveyancing firms have been warned that they need to engender a cyber-security and cyber-resilience culture in...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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