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Fintel sells Gateway Surveying Services and APS in £1m non-core disposal

Fintel plc has disposed of Gateway Surveying Services and APS Legal & Associates to...

Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Lloyds, Connells and LMS unveil digital homebuying service to streamline transactions

A new end-to-end digital service aims to cut delays and reduce fall-throughs in the...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief...

Afin Bank brings in title insurance to speed up mortgage completions

Afin Bank has partnered with Westcor International to introduce Perfect Title Insurance across its...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...

Conveyancer shortage threatens to slow homebuying process

Falling conveyancer numbers and rising transaction volumes are increasing pressure on the homebuying process,...

e4 Strategic unveils panel management platform for conveyancers and lenders

e4 Strategic has launched a new panel management platform aimed at helping lenders oversee...

Q&A: Harpal Singh, CEO, conveybuddy

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Harpal Singh, CEO of conveybuddy, the conveyancing distributor...

Move Reports joins Conveyancing Association as affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has appointed independent search firm Move Reports as its latest...

Sort Ball returns for 2026

Sort Group has confirmed the return of its industry networking event Sort Ball, with...

AML compliance gaps remain despite supervisory progress, says OPBAS report

Supervision of anti-money laundering standards in the legal and accountancy sectors has improved since...

The UK’s conveyancing conundrum explained

Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes...

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Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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AI could prove critical as later life lending demand grows, Air warns

Later life lending specialists may struggle to capitalise on growing demand for advice unless...

Home improvement finance surges 112% as households invest in existing properties

Finance for home improvements more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, according...

Younger equity release borrowers more likely to make interest payments

Borrowers under the age of 70 account for nearly two-thirds of more2life's lifetime mortgage...

Chetwood Bank names new board risk committee chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Melanie Czarra as a non-executive director and chair of its...

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