surveying

Jonathan Shaw joins RICS Scotland board

Jonathan Shaw, operations director at Harvey Donaldson & Gibson Chartered Surveyors, has been appointed...

L&G adds Harpenden Building Society to surveying services panel

Legal & General (L&G) has expanded its Mortgage Services business with the addition of...

Homebuyers opt for greater peace of mind as demand for condition surveys grows

Homebuyers are increasingly prioritising peace of mind over price, as new figures from Countrywide...

OMS partners with Countrywide to enhance survey access for brokers

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Countrywide Home Surveys, a...

Property data and AI tools will help brokers win more business

REalyse has launched a residential property intelligence tool designed to give mortgage brokers a...

Countrywide Surveying Services launches QualityShield

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has launched QualityShield - an automated risk management solution based...

HouzeCheck completes 40,000th property survey

HouzeCheck has reached a major milestone, completing its 40,000th property survey since launching seven...

Countrywide Surveying Services welcomes new trainee cohort

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has marked International Women’s Day by welcoming nine new trainees...

Home Condition Surveys boost buyer confidence

New research from Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) and Pegasus Insight reveals that 88% of...

Nearly 90% would repeat home condition survey experience

88% of consumers who used a home condition survey said they would do so...

Mark Snape joins The Moving Portal

The Moving Portal has announced the appointment of Mark Snape as its first chief growth...

Richard Sexton joins HouzeCheck as commercial director

Proptech surveying platform HouzeCheck has appointed mortgage valuations veteran Richard Sexton as its new...

Gateway Surveyors to hold climate change conference

Gateway Surveyors will be hosting its inaugural ‘Climate Change Conference’ on 14 November at...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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