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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...
7 December 2025
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,...
4 December 2025
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...
3 December 2025
Q&A: Mark Tosetti, CAL
Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Mark Tosetti, CEO of CAL and director of...
28 November 2025
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,...
25 November 2025
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...
12 November 2025
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...
11 November 2025
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,...
11 November 2025
Movera launches specialist KYC team to speed up property transactions
Movera has established a new dedicated Know Your Client (KYC) team to handle source...
11 November 2025
Land Registry outlines long-term plan to modernise property market
HM Land Registry has set out its ambitions to deliver faster and more efficient...
6 November 2025
Keystone boosts efficiency with criteria overhaul
Keystone Property Finance has introduced a raft of criteria enhancements designed to speed up...
3 November 2025
Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty
Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...
28 October 2025
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...
28 October 2025
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...
26 October 2025
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Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed
Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...
7 July 2026
Removing friction from the homebuying journey
One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...
3 July 2026
Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects
There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...
2 July 2026
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high
Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...
1 July 2026
How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache
We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...
1 July 2026
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Nationwide cuts mortgage rates across fixed and tracker range
Nationwide has cut mortgage rates across its fixed-rate range and reduced selected tracker products. The...
7 July 2026
Technology
Top proptech providers join forces
Four of the UK’s leading Proptech providers – LMS, Landmark Information Group, InfoTrack and...
7 July 2026
Buy-to-let
Landbay launches new remortgage AVM products
Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has launched new premier remortgage AVM two-year fixed-rate products and reduced...
7 July 2026
Second Charge
Second charge boost as industry veterans launch Flamingo Money
Two experienced specialist finance professionals have launched a new secured loans and second charge...
7 July 2026
PROFILES
Claire Cherrington on the opportunities ahead for mortgage clubs
Steve Caruthers on understanding how lenders operate
Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom