Research by myhomemove has found that despite the resurgence of the housing market in 2013, it was a year belonging to the cautious borrower. As the UK’s largest provider of mover conveyancing services, myhomemove is Read More
If you were to ask the Head of Conveyancing at almost any legal practice what is their biggest challenge following the recent boom in transactions — the recruitment of high quality staff would be top of Read More
Three estate agents have been fined a total of £246,665 by the OFT for failure to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007. Hastings International UK Limited (Hastings) is an estate agent with two premises in Read More
The Solicitor’s Regulation Authority has announced it could allow sole practitioners to apply for lifetime licenses. Currently, solicitors who wish to operate as sole practitioners have to apply for their status to be recognised Read More
The government’s proposed plan to privatise the Land Registry has received condemnation from the Law Society. They warned that the proposals could undermine the integrity of the register and said that: ‘granting and validating Read More
Remortgage lending went up by 48 per cent from last year, totalling £3.99bn, a recent report reveals. While the figures show a 5 per cent monthly drop in 2014’s monthly gross remortgage lending, down from January’Read More
A property expert has predicted that the buy-to-let market will get a boost from pensioners looking for alternative investments. After the recent Budget announcement revealed plans that will allow pensioners to withdraw money directly rather Read More
Cash buyers are driving the housing recovery with levels at their highest since 2008. Hamptons International estimates up to 70 per cent of the 20,000 additional property sales recorded by HMRC in the first half of 2013 can be Read More
With only one month to go before the new mortgage rules come into force, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is preparing for the possibility of a rocky road ahead. The CML recently posted that ‘Read More
The number of first-time house buyers has risen by 42 per cent year-on-year, research has revealed. The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services showed that there were 22,400 first-time buyer transactions in February 2014, Read More
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA), has today announced that there are only 2 weeks left to book to attend the RPSA annual conference. Held at the BRE in Watford on Tuesday 15th April, this conference Read More
Whether or not you believe that climate change is occurring, the last decade or so has shown some significant changes in rainfall patterns in the central and southern parts of the country. These changes have Read More
Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has announced its latest partnership agreement — with legal software suppliers Linetime. Based in Leeds, Linetime is perhaps best known for its product, Liberate, which provides firms with a legal practice management Read More
Linder Myers Solicitors has completed a deal with leading legal services specialist, Assure Law which will see the firm refinance its debts and appoint a chief executive officer to lead the practice. The deal, believed Read More
As the flooding of the last few weeks pales into a near distant memory, at least for those of us unaffected, what lessons should we draw? Well, even before the floods arrived, the message Read More
Due to the increased complexity and pressure of compliance, more and more law firms are outsourcing their compliance. As a result Legal Eye have been carefully recruiting and we are delighted to announce the appointment Read More
Residential conveyancers will look forward to increased business as the home mover market improves following the recession but do they find themselves at a cross roads of choices, the making of which may meaningfully influence Read More
Shrewsbury firm Hooper Burrowes has expanded its residential property team by recruiting conveyancer Alison Haughton. Mrs Haughton has worked as a licensed conveyancer within the Shrewsbury area for over 17 years. Love Shrewsbury reports, “Her move Read More
Last week Desmond Hudson the CEO of the Law Society announced his resignation whilst in the same week the new Chair of the LSB was announced. Most conveyancers will know Des Hudson or at least Read More
Figures from HMRC indicate that the number of transactions for residential properties valued at over £40,000 increased year on year by 32% in England and Wales between February 2013 and 2014 In February 2013 there were 58730 residential conveyancing transactions in Read More