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Conveyancing Association updates Technical Protocol

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published the sixth iteration of its Conveyancing Technical Protocol. The...

Levelling Up conveyancing forum participants report practical improvements

The third Levelling Up conveyancing forum, which took place on 17 October, saw industry...

CoPSO and OPDA to cooperate on digitising homebuying process

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) and the Open Property Data Association (OPDA)...

MFS adds title insurance across product ranges

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has introduced title insurance across a series of its residential...

My Legal Club adds Holden Smith Law to Express Remortgage service

My Legal Club has extended its Express Remortgage service for mortgage brokers with the...

Thriving through culture

The Covid pandemic provided businesses with a unique set of challenges. Some closed down...

Castle Trust completes £5.4m BTL portfolio loan

Castle Trust Bank has completed a portfolio loan secured on 19 buy-to-let properties in...

LendInvest reveals buy-to-let legal panel

LendInvest has named firms JMW Solicitors LLP and Lightfoots Solicitors on its first official...

Homes England appoints Ashfords for Legal Services Framework

National law firm Ashfords LLP has been appointed by Homes England to its Legal...

InterBay offers title insurance for Developer Exit deal

InterBay Commercial has revealed that title insurance is now available for its Developer Exit product...

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Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last month, the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

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Early engagement urged as smart property data framework takes shape

Brokers are being encouraged to prepare for a fundamental change in how property data...

Hope Capital bolsters dual representation panel to speed up bridging completions

Hope Capital Property Finance has expanded its dual representation solicitor panel as it looks...

Housing market steadies as rates fall and choice rises

Buyer confidence is returning to the UK housing market at the start of 2026...

Just Mortgages launches adverse credit advice team

Just Mortgages has strengthened its support for borrowers with complex and impaired credit with...

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