valuations

CLSQ introduces “instant” insured property valuations

CLSQ has launched VerifyQ, a service which provides instant insured property valuations to enable...

VAS Panel develops new HMO report template

VAS Panel has introduced a standalone Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Short Form Report...

Gateway launches ‘zero contact’ property valuation service

Gateway Surveying Services, part of The SimplyBiz Group, has introduced a three-tiered virtual property...

E.surv anticipates growth in demand for its remote valuations

E.surv has extended the deployment of its tailored remote valuation solution. The residential chartered surveyors originally...

The Coventry changes valuation policy

The Coventry Building Society is making changes to its LTV limits due to surveyors putting...

Independent valuations consultancy launched by VAS Group

VAS Group has launched VAS Valuation Management, an independent valuations consultancy business designed to provide...

VAS Group introduces service dashboard

VAS Group has launched its VAS Panel service Dashboard, a cloud-based portal for lenders,...

High-rise valuation process agreed by industry

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Building Societies Association (BSA), and UK...

VAS Group reaches 300-valuation mark for Assetz Capital

VAS Group has reached a milestone with Assetz Capital, having completed its 300th report...

Collaboration aims to help maximise valuations

The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which will reduce administration...

VAS Group hires technical panel director

VAS Group has appointed Ian Wimpenny to the newly created role of technical panel...

£100m in term valuations reached by VAS Panel and Redwood Bank

VAS Panel has completed over £100m worth of valuations, in eight months, for the...

VAS Panel signs up 50th lender client

Masthaven Bank has become the 50th lender client that VAS Panel has signed up...

BM Solutions cuts fees

BM Solutions has made changes to a number of its mortgage and valuations fees. A...

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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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Mortgage rates surge and product choice shrinks as Iran conflict jolts market

New data from Moneyfacts shows the impact of the Iran conflict has been both...

Advisers told to tighten processes as rate volatility squeezes mortgage options

Advisers are being urged to sharpen their processes as lenders continue to withdraw products...

Conveyancer shortage threatens to slow homebuying process

Falling conveyancer numbers and rising transaction volumes are increasing pressure on the homebuying process,...

Sesame rolls out OneView adviser platform to bring core tools into one system

Sesame has launched a new web-based adviser platform, OneView, designed to bring core tools,...

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