Valuation panel management firm VAS has launched the VAS Lender API, a new tool designed to streamline valuation request management, enhance operational accuracy, and support lender...

Just 29% of brokers believe estate agency market appraisals and agreed sales prices accurately represent market value.

Simon Jackson, managing director of SDL Surveying, explores the reasons 'down valuations' tend to crop up more often in remortgage cases than in purchase transactions.

The lender has increased the maximum loan amounts and LTVs for AVM, desktop and drive-by valuations.

Vida has invested in valuation technology in collaboration with Rightmove.

The short-term property lender aims to improve service levels for brokers and borrowers with the new desktop valuation tool.

Mark has over 40 years’ experience covering senior positions across the UK property, mortgage and lending sector.

VAS says it has seen a rise in non-standard valuation requests.

The majority of questions have been submitted by brokers and lenders.

We often hear lenders talk about wanting to speed up the mortgage process, with some looking to Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) to achieve this.