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Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...

April Mortgages has struck a deal for new technology to help it introduce Dutch-style loans into the UK. The new mortgage type...

Some 42 per cent of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter say...

Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...

Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts.   Firms approving financial marketing for unregulated firms...

Leading identity verification checks provider, Credas Technologies, claims that anti-money laundering registrations in the real estate sector are set to grow by...

New Right to Rent rules were introduced at the beginning of October. Failure to comply with these changes could result in...

Identity checks remain a crucial part of the home moving process, yet new research shows that regulated firms using manual methods...

Sector data analysis and insight by Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification checks provider, shows that UK estate agents are contributing...

During the home buying process, specific information and documentation is required to ensure that the buyer is suitable. These checks are...

The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...

It’s no secret that rogue tenants lead to significant financial losses, and is felt in bulk by the landlord, yet research...

A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies,...

The UK property market recorded the highest ever number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks during the first quarter of 2022, a...

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This article originally appeared on Estate Agent Today last week, but is reproduced here in full as is likely to be...

Almost a third of property professionals believe their own anti-money laundering (AML) procedures wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, research from Credas...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely due to experience some difficulties being approved for loans. It was stated...

Most people are willing to pay a ‘certainty premium’ of £1,200 per year for a long-term guarantee of fixed mortgage repayments,...

Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

Smartr365 and Experian tie-up set to transform credit checking process Smartr365, an end-to-end mortgage platform, has launched its commercial and strategic partnership...

When it comes to meeting anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and compliance with the relevant regulation, brokers need to do more. That...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...

Regulatory technology firm TruNarrative has expanded its product line-up with Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) solution TruPortal. Established in...

More than two in five (47%) business decision-makers have some level of distrust when it comes to any of their anti-money...

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

Advise Wise has incorporated Google Street View and Google Maps into its platform, allowing advisers to run quick checks on their...

Mortgage Brain has witnessed thousands of advisers actively using its new Affordability Hub tool. The affordability-based technology allows advisers to source mortgage...

Clarion Events, Mortgage Business Expo’s parent company, has drafted a programme of enhanced safety measures to reduce the risk caused by...

Interest-only mortgages comprised 20% of new business introduced in Q2 2019, down from 28% is Q2 2007 but significantly higher than...

The number of 40-year mortgages approved jumped over 20-fold in 2018, up from only 162 in 2017, according to ludlowthompson. The London...

The UK’s first digital mortgage settlement has been carried out by Premier Property Lawyers and Shieldpay, bringing transformation to the £245...

Existing customers will benefit from an efficient and simplified transferring experience as part of Accord Mortgages' vast number of product improvements,...

The implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 offers significant benefits for advisers, according to The Society of...

Who are you? Edward Trustworth, 23 What does it say on your business card? Founder, MyTenantedProperty.com What does the business do and what are you...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told they...

Each time I find something interesting in the data the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) collects as a by-product...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

The IMF has warned that the UK's unbalanced housing market could threaten future economic growth. It said the UK economy is on...

The Co-operative Bank has cut rates across its range of more than 80 mortgage options for both new and existing borrowers...

Buy-to-let landlords face a potential prison sentence if they fail to carry out immigration status checks on potential tenants. This follows the...

Brokers are buzzing with confidence after new figures showed the mortgage market enjoyed its best July for seven years. Gross mortgage lending...

Landlords are struggling to cash in on the buy-to-let boom because of growing difficulties getting mortgage finance, new research has found. One...

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new scheme allowing borrowers to gain a mortgage approval in principle via its website. Borrowers can...

Recent surveys showed UK rental prices have hit a record high and it shows no slowing down. According to the figures, landlords...