Conveyancing

Mortgage Brain unveils ConveyancingBrain

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of ConveyancingBrain, a new conveyancing service for mortgage...

FSE London: need for specialist BTL conveyancers

Landlords have been urged to visit mortgage brokers twice a year to ensure they...

Estate agent rapped over misleading claims

Bolton based Redman Casey Estate Agents has had two issues investigated by the Advertising...

Sorting the conveyancing wheat from the chaff

When it comes to conveyancing there are certain fundamentals that will be craved by...

Busiest summer for lending in years, says conveyancer

A national firm handling conveyancing has reported an very large rise in the number...

Time for remortgage clients to grasp the nettle

The Bank Base Rate (BBR) rollercoaster appears to have been steadily cranked up in...

Broker Conveyancing sees instructions up by a third

Broker Conveyancing has reported that quarterly instruction levels for both purchases and remortgages were up by...

SortRefer expands BDM team

SortRefer, the online broker referral portal, has appointed Tina Panayi as its newest business...

Lenders still – and will always – wield the power

Reading about the major UK lenders and their apparent push for some of the...

Blacks Connect upgrades quote & instruction system

Blacks Connect has announced an upgrade of its broker quotation and instruction system with...

Trade shows confirm positive industry feeling

The Spring exhibition season is over – at least the major all-encompassing ones –...

Precise expands conveyancer panel

Precise Mortgages has expanded its conveyancer panel following feedback from brokers and borrowers. The...

The Dudley chooses conveyancing services partner

The Dudley Building Society has appointed LMS to provide conveyancing services for the fees...

Managing goals and ambitions

Hard-work and perseverance can get you a long way in life. I was certainly...

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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