Title insurance

Incept partners with Fortegra on title insurance launch

Insurtech platform Incept has partnered with global specialty insurer Fortegra to launch a new...

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...

Getting to know you: Kevin Tunnicliffe, CEO at Sort Group

Name: Tunnicliffe Age: 58 (59 this month) Location: Derby Firm: Sort Group Education: Secondary School Specialty: Evolving conveyancing Interests:...

Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...

Hope Capital introduces no upfront legal undertaking for Scottish bridging deals

Hope Capital Property Finance has launched a no upfront legal undertaking for residential bridging...

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,...

Keystone boosts efficiency with criteria overhaul

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

Smart Money People launches latest broker feedback survey

Smart Money People has opened its latest Mortgage Lender Benchmark survey, with brokers already...

Graeme Winser joins e4 Strategic board as NED

Digital property solutions firm e4 Strategic has appointed Graeme Winser as a non-executive director. The...

Atom bank expands mortgage team after Newcastle office move

Atom bank is adding new roles to its mortgage division following its relocation from...

HTB appoints Paula Priest as Midlands BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist mortgages team with the appointment of...

Conveyancing Association unveils 2026 conference theme and venue

The Conveyancing Association has confirmed that its 2026 Annual Conference will take place on...

The Darlington surpasses £1bn in assets

Darlington Building Society has reached a new milestone with total assets now exceeding £1...

CLC wins £750k grant to drive digital transformation of property transactions

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has secured almost £750,000 in government funding to...
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COMMENT

Comment

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

The technology that matters doesn’t make the decision

We have a tendency when talking about mortgage technology to start with what it can automate. How many documents can it process, how quickly can...

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Mansion Tax

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...
Stamp Duty

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...
Economy

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...
Building Societies

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...

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