NAVRO compliance responds to UK Finance Handbook access announcement
NAVRO Compliance has expressed its disappointment following the recent announcement by UK Finance regarding changes to access arrangements for the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook. As the leading supplier of enhanced Handbook Reports, to the conveyancing sector, NAVRO has been actively engaged in discussions with UK Finance for more than six months, contributing insight and sector experience […]
Introducing Linked Enquiries: Collaborate with any firm
Tuesday, 10 February at 11:00am | Register here No more chasing email responses. No more copying and pasting Word documents. Never again losing track of who said what. Linked Enquiries changes everything. We’ve launched a shared workspace that lets you collaborate with counterparty firms in real time, whether they use InfoTrack or not. Both sides see […]
UK Finance responds to criticism of lender handbook changes
UK Finance has responded to widespread criticism of its decision to introduce a fee for conveyancers to access its new Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook platform, along with changes to its registration system. In response to a request from Today’s Conveyancer, a UK Finance spokesperson said: “The UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook supports the conveyancing profession throughout […]
Three day completion record for home moving partnership
Movera, Connells Group and iamproperty Group have logged a completion time of just three days in an auction transaction, beating the home-moving partnership’s previous record of 11 days. The three day timescale was recorded between receiving the draft contract pack and completion, in a property purchased through the iamsold Auction. The service is available to […]
CTF calls on lenders to take ‘a more active and accountable role’ in property market reforms
The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF) has urged UK Finance and its members to take a more active, and accountable role in delivering the government’s home buying and selling reforms. The groups warns that digitalisation alone will not resolve the “systemic” delays that continue to frustrate consumers and professionals alike. While lenders have been vocal in […]
Proptech AI platform bags £60m investment
Orbital, the AI platform for real estate law, has raised $60m to support its continued growth. Co-founded in the UK by Will Pearce and Ed Boulle in 2018, it supports 200,000 residential and commercial real estate transactions annually for more than 5,000 property professionals, with offices in London and New York serving the UK and […]
A first look at the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Property law specialist Ricky Allen, senior associate at Houldsworth Solicitors, breaks down the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill and explores what it means for conveyancers. I woke up on the morning the bill was released to find quite a few WhatsApp messages on my phone. Some were from family members, some from colleagues at […]