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SortRefer posts record-breaking July as broker demand surges

SortRefer, the Derby-based conveyancing and legal services platform, has reported its strongest month on...

AI fuels record surge in identity fraud

Criminals are exploiting artificial intelligence to forge documents, create synthetic identities and bypass verification...

InfoTrack marks 10 years with launch of smart Enquiries tool to tackle transaction delays

InfoTrack has unveiled a new Enquiries solution designed to streamline one of the most...

Afin Bank set to offer mortgages to diaspora communities in the UK

A new digital bank focused on the African diaspora and other under-served communities is...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by...

LMS improves its remortgage technology with DART update

LMS has announced an update to its Decisioning and Automated Remortgage Technology (DART), aimed...

Conveybuddy expands legal panel with Birchall Blackburn Law appointment

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has added Birchall Blackburn Law to its growing panel of legal...

ONP Solicitors appointed exclusively for the Coventry’s limited company BTL remortgage service

Coventry Building Society has appointed ONP Solicitors as the exclusive legal services provider in...

Taylor Rose strengthens leadership with senior appointments and promotions

Taylor Rose has announced a series of senior hires and internal promotions as it...

KSEYE introduces title insurance and refurbishment drawdown

Specialist bridging lender KSEYE has expanded its product range with the introduction of title...

Court of Appeal rules mortgage capital demands fall outside ‘arrears’ protections

A landmark Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the scope of protections available under...

Premier Property Lawyers moves to new hybrid hub in Manchester city centre

Premier Property Lawyers, part of the Simplify group, has relocated to a new hybrid...

Atom bank funds £2.7m purchase of Leicester pub conversion into student housing

Atom bank has provided a £2.7m commercial mortgage to support the purchase of a...

Keystone trims BTL rates and unveils AI-powered upgrade

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range, with cuts of up...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in...

Mortgage industry’s biggest ever charity night sells out

The mortgage industry’s biggest ever charitable event of the year has officially sold out...

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...

Landlords doubt government’s ability to deliver leasehold reform

Almost two-thirds of landlords believe the government will fail to abolish leasehold tenure before...