Surveyors

RICS: Mortgage costs keep housing market subdued

The UK housing market remained subdued in July as buyer demand and agreed sales...

PropTech silos prolong mortgage journey, Houzecheck warns

Disconnected property technology is creating new data silos instead of delivering faster mortgage and...

Bristol tops 2026 Japanese knotweed hotspots

Bristol has retained its position as England’s Japanese knotweed capital, recording more than twice...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

SearchFlow completes first Next Gen NLIS integration

SearchFlow has become the first search intermediary to connect to the next-generation National Land...

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

Bruton Knowles strengthens Midlands valuation team with senior appointment

Bruton Knowles has appointed Jimmy James as an associate in its national valuation team,...

Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Bruton Knowles launches land referencing application after six-figure investment

Bruton Knowles has launched a land referencing application designed to reduce the time required...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Homebuying reforms aim to cut delays and reduce failed property sales

The government has unveiled a package of reforms designed to speed up the homebuying...

Pantera expands Harrogate headquarters as it targets growth and recruitment drive

Pantera Advisory Group has relocated to a larger headquarters in Harrogate as the real...

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for...

COMMENT

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Expat buy-to-let: a smaller world, a bigger picture

There has been no shortage of gloomy commentary about buy-to-let of late, so you might wonder why anyone living overseas would want to invest...

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...

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‘The Godfather’ joins Mortgage’s Got Talent judging panel

John ‘The Godfather’ Malone has been recruited as a judge for Mortgage’s Got Talent,...

Royal London introduces AI menopause support tool for staff

Royal London has launched an AI-powered tool designed to help employees and managers access...

Your First Home delays could stall first-time buyer market

Delays in launching the government's Your First Home scheme could cause first-time buyers to...

Foundation recruits former Metro Bank BDM to cover eastern region

Foundation has appointed Foz Ahmad as regional account manager for the East, bringing 12...

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