‘Half of would-be buyers rule themselves out of mortgages’ – Lloyds

Aspiring homeowners are ruling themselves out of applying for mortgages because they incorrectly believe they won’t qualify, new research from Lloyds suggests. The study of more than 1,000 prospective first-time buyers found widespread confusion about what could prevent someone from getting a mortgage. More than half (58%) believe, while over a third (37%) think a 20% […]
Best Conveyancer Guide launches 2027 awards to highlight ‘top 10% of conveyancers’

The company behind estate agent conference and awards event EA Masters has launched a complementary Best Conveyancer Guide awards. Leaders.inc, which founded EA Masters and the Best Estate Agent Guide in 2017, has added the Best Conveyancer Guide to its repertoire, with the aim of highlighting best practice and performance in the conveyancing sector in […]
e4 Strategic joins Project 28 Charter

Proptech digital solutions provider e4 Strategic, which operates the mortgage platform VERSA, has joined the Project 28 Charter in support of an industry drive to create faster and more certain property transactions. Established by Landmark Information Group, Project 28 brings together lenders, conveyancers, estate agents and technology providers around an ambition to reduce the time […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer: ‘It’s 100% or nothing – the great AI debate’

Anyone who works in conveyancing will be familiar with the one-star versus five-star review issue. For most of your clients, you are an absolute superstar who moved heaven and earth to get them into their dream home. Unfortunately, for the disgruntled and unreasonable, you are incompetent, negligent and frankly they don’t know why they are […]