During difficult times many medium sized firms have put on hold discretionary expenditure. JS Law have bucked this trend following a successful social media campaign by their Marketing Manager Mandy Cumbers. Focusing primarily Read More
From today Halifax say that all applicants applying for an interest only mortgage will be also be required to provide evidence of a suitable repayment plan, as initially reported on Mortgage Introducer last week. Halifax Read More
A report commissioned by Halifax and produced by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has identified that 64 per cent of non-homeowners believe that they have no prospect of buying a home, indicating an emergence Read More
The Legal Services Board final report into the review of referral fees has been concluded. The “Decision Document” which runs to 43 pages sets out the outcomes that it wishes to secure for consumers. These Read More
It is believed that first time buyers are the biggest casualties of the house price boom and bust culture with the trend continuing to this day. The UK housing market has taken a severe Read More
Latest reports from the National Association of Estate Agents show a jump of 25% in the number of properties for sale compared to 12 months ago. Sellers have become more realistic with price expectations when putting their Read More
It isn’t steep house prices that are keeping first time buyers away from the housing market it is the on-going issue of strict lending criteria and completely unachievable deposits, which only bank of mum Read More
Whilst recent figures showing a return to growth in Q1 2011 helped to allay fears of a double dip recession consumer confidence is still hovering dangerously close to the record low that we saw in February. &Read More
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), a charity that funds UK wide research and development, have called for ‘urgent and fundamental reform’ of the housing market following what they call a ‘failure of policy-makers to learn Read More
A new report from Savills has indicated that the private rented sector will account for one in five homes by 2016. Rents also look likely to continue their upward trend with average prime London rent Read More
Conveyancers from the conveyancing firm, myhomemove, managed to conquer Ben Nevis, an ascent of 4,409ft, to raise money for the Peristera Children’s Home in Sri Lanka, a safe refuge for 41 abandoned children. The 15 climbers, Read More
A survey carried out by law firm Goldsmith Williams has revealed that 76 per cent of brokers, sampled from Goldsmith Williams’ database, were completely unaware as to what an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) is, leaving them Read More
In-Deed, an online residential conveyancing service, has been founded by Harry Hill, the former CEO of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove. For 20 years Harry stood at the helm of Countrywide and saw first hand the Read More
Clear, who recently won the Best Conveyancing Technology Award at the Property Professional Show 2011, have launched a new software based product that they say will take conveyancing into the 21st century, citing that they have Read More
Yesterday saw Decision Insight Information Group, formerly the Property Information Division of MDA Corporation, announce that they are to unite nine of its companies under a new global brand and identity. All of the Read More
Online property services provider ETSOS were, despite having only being launched 12 months ago, recently recognised with nominations in four different categories of the PPS Awards, announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last week. &Read More
Last week at the Conveyancing Association Summer Reception Eddie Goldsmith introduced the Conveyancing Association as a collection of the “serious” conveyancers in the country that wanted to differentiate themselves from the rest by their quality Read More
Below are the summaries for the latest Property Law UK update: Easements Section 62 – user required: In order to establish that an easement has been created under s62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 it is Read More
According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders the scale between purchase and remortgage lending shifted towards remortgages at the beginning of 2011 with over a third of all lending in Q1 accounted for by remortgages. Loans Read More
Having seen a significant rise in the number of land banks during the last 18 months LSL Property Services, who are anticipating a further increase in activity, are launching a new homes and land website. Read More