Homebuying

Conveyancing Association unveils 2026 conference theme and venue

The Conveyancing Association has confirmed that its 2026 Annual Conference will take place on...

CLC wins £750k grant to drive digital transformation of property transactions

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has secured almost £750,000 in government funding to...

Advisers report surge in client anxiety ahead of Budget

Financial advisers are reporting a sharp rise in client anxiety amid widespread speculation over...

Stamp Duty receipts climb 22%

Homebuyers paid £10.8bn in Stamp Duty between January and September this year, according to...

Commonhold and AI dominate debate at ALEP annual conference

The annual conference of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) drew more than...

UK house prices record second quarter of growth

UK house prices rose for a second consecutive quarter in 2025, underlining the housing...

Housing market holds firm but still falls short

The UK property market has shown signs of resilience this autumn but remains too...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when...

FCA calls on banks to ‘break the spell’ of romance scams

Banks and payment firms must do more to identify and intervene in cases of...

Digital ID cards could be transformative for the UK

With identity verification now being introduced across government - from Companies House and the...

Roland McCormack on driving transformation in the mortgage market

The Teams window flickers into life and then Roland McCormack appears in the bottom...

Housing market stalls as buyers await Autumn Budget clarity

Uncertainty surrounding the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget has prompted a slowdown in housing market...

Govt’s homebuying reform ‘could cut buying times by four weeks’

The government’s proposed overhaul of the homebuying process could save first-time buyers an average...

IMLA back overhaul of home buying system amid call for clarity and professionalism

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed the government’s consultation on reforming the home...

COMMENT

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

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Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

Check launches mortgage readiness tool for prospective borrowers

Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability,...

Yorkshire BS team raises £1,000 with 198km treadmill challenge

Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money...

The Monmouthshire expands mortgage platform pilot to more intermediaries

Monmouthshire Building Society has widened the intermediary pilot of its new mortgage origination platform,...

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