Conveyancing

LMS teams up with network

Conveyancing panel management firm LMS has partnered with The Right Mortgage and Protection Network.   The network launched...

Conveyancing ‘mayhem’ from stamp duty hike likely

Broker Conveyancing has warned that the increases to stamp duty land tax for buy-to-let...

Landbay partners with My Home Move

Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has announced a new partnership with My Home Move. My Home Move...

Tackling fraud in the conveyancing process

Reading recently about the conveyancer who was jailed for swindling his clients and the...

Conveyancer sentenced for stamp duty fraud

A conveyancer who swindled his clients and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) out of...

LMS teams up with the Hinckley & Rugby

Conveyancing panel management firm LMS has partnered with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society.  LMS will...

Majority of estate agents don’t ask about neighbours

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has found that only 40% of estate agents actively ask...

360DotNet integrates with SortRefer

360DotNet has integrated SortRefer’s online conveyancing portal into 360 Dotnet’s client management system, 360 Lifecycle. Specifically designed...

Completions growth reported by Broker Conveyancing

Broker Conveyancing has reported a significant rise in quarterly completion levels for both purchases and remortgages for...

Legal & General Network rebrands

Legal & General Network will now be known as Legal & General Housing Partnerships....

Stonebridge Group appoints preferred conveyancers

Stonebridge Group has appointed two conveyancing operators, BM Solutions Conveyancing and eConveyancer, part of...

Don’t get your clients into a hole

It’s not often that a conveyancing-related story makes national news, however when I saw...

Helping with the ‘what next?’

Anyone who has bought a house for the first time, or even on subsequent...

Panel restrictions boost case for conveyancing specialists

New conveyancing panel restrictions adopted by mortgage lenders are moving the market a significant...

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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