November’s Land Registry HPI data shows a negative monthly house price change of -0.6 per cent. This is the third consecutive month in which the figure has been below zero. This brings the average Read More
Today’s Conveyancer has interviewed Darren Gower Marketing Manager of Eclipse and asked what they provide to conveyancers that use their systems. Eclipse is a provider of integrated case management, workflow, and process management Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has reported that gross mortgage lending in November was an estimated £11.1 billion, a 5% drop from £11.6 billion in October. Reflecting the distorted figures for lending towards the end of Read More
Conveyancers who target high net worth clients might not be doing quite as badly as the rest? The latest figures released by Zoopla show that the housing market is not all doom and gloom with:Read More
With the chequered performance of the property market in 2010 highlighting fundamental challenges that now face the sector RICS report that they believe the story for 2011 will remain the same. 2010 saw:- – Prices (at a headline Read More
According to the BSA Property Tracker survey in December just over a quarter of respondents, 26%, disagreed that now was a good time to buy property in the UK, broadly the same as September but much Read More
The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) on Friday announced that it has suspended the registration of Ms K & Mrs J Burridge t/a Search Pack UK and Epcworx (also/previously known as Fasthipsuk also Read More
Not everyone will be looking forward to Christmas this year, spare a thought for the reported 11,840 households who are accepted as homeless across the Country, as reported by the Department for Communities and Local Government (Read More
The Lawyer reports that Administrators BDO was appointed on Friday on the administration of Ashton Morton Slack, which had a turnover of £7.5m in 2008 and which also advises on business, personal injury and private Read More
RICS latest UK Housing Market survey shows that activity in the housing market has continued to slow during November, with house prices slipping further.PARA It is reported that 44 per cent more chartered surveyors say Read More
The planned consultation by the SRA on the future of Professional Indemnity Insurance does have some sensible proposals but the Law Society believes that removing work for financial institutions from the scope of the minimum Read More
Following the release of Rightmove’s December House Price Index it has been reported that December sellers have cut asking prices by 3% (£6.969) meaning we have now had falls in 5 of the last 6 months and Read More
To understand the implications of the current economic climate with regards to lending and conveyancing it is important to look at how we got to be in the state that we are in and where Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have released data showing that an expected decline in mortgage lending has become apparent. With 46,000.00 loans for house purchases in October (worth a reported £6.7 billion), down by 6% in Read More
City law firm Speechly Bircham has secured a landmark ruling for supermodel and entrepreneur Elle Macpherson against the liquidated Isle of Man bank Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KSF), which brings a little-known legal principle dating Read More
Solicitors, particularly those in smaller practices, are concerned as to the way some mortgage lenders have reduced the size of their conveyancing panels. The Law Society have said that they are being very active in Read More
The Land Registry have launched a consultation on proposed changes to land registration legislation to take account of changes made by the Legal Services Act 2007 The Legal Services Act 2007 makes provision for the regulation of Read More
The SRA has announced that it is proposing to remove the single renewal date for Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) for firms from October 2011. This means that firms would be able to renew cover at any Read More
Conveycentric and Landmark have issued the following press release which we think our readers will value reading in its full form. Insurance-backed search available from the CML website provides solicitors with immediate access to Handbook Read More
Legal Futures has reported that the SRA is considering significant changes which may impact conveyancers. Specifically in respect of the holding of mortgage advances and insurance renewals. In July 2010, the SRA commissioned Charles River Read More