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Thirdfort adopts iProov identity checks in move to cut property fraud risk

Thirdfort has deployed iProov Dynamic Liveness across its compliance platform to combat identity fraud...

Click2Check joins OPDA as drive for open property data gathers pace

Click2Check, a credit, anti-money-laundering and Open Banking provider used by financial advisers, mortgage intermediaries,...

Later life lending and the importance of a lasting power of attorney

It’s fair to say that later life lending has moved from a niche corner...

Q&A: Mark Tosetti, CAL

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Mark Tosetti, CEO of CAL and director of...

Access FS agrees new referral fee partnership with two conveyancing portals

Access Financial Services has entered into a new partnership with Broker Conveyancing and SortRefer,...

Credas joins drive for digital trust in homebuying as it becomes latest OPDA member

Credas, has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) - the cross-industry group seeking...

FCS Compliance to host customer due diligence webinar for property professionals

FCS Compliance has announced the latest in its series of free educational webinars for...

YBS Commercial launches fast-track buy-to-let range

YBS Commercial Mortgages has launched a new “Fast Track” buy-to-let range, offering cheaper rates,...

Movera launches specialist KYC team to speed up property transactions

Movera has established a new dedicated Know Your Client (KYC) team to handle source...

Land Registry outlines long-term plan to modernise property market

HM Land Registry has set out its ambitions to deliver faster and more efficient...

Keystone boosts efficiency with criteria overhaul

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a raft of criteria enhancements designed to speed up...

Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty

Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...

OPDA and conveyancers unite to push digital reform in property market

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) and The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) have...

FCA takeover of AML oversight a ‘wake-up call’ for law firms, says SmartSearch

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s loss of its anti-money laundering (AML) supervision powers marks a...

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First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Parental support for adult children is reshaping retirement plans

Three in five parents with children aged over 18 are providing financial support, with...

LISA payouts near £140m as industry warns against disrupting first-time buyer support

The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures...

Mortgage borrowing rises as approvals edge higher in February

Mortgage borrowing and approvals both increased in February, although activity remains close to recent...

Previously flooded homes face insurance premiums more than double UK average

Homeowners in properties that have previously flooded are paying 121% more for home insurance...

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