Statistics for the third quarter of 2014 from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) demonstrate significant quarterly growth in both house purchases and remortgage activity within Greater London. According to the data, the amount of loans Read More
Value of remortgage loans also drops by a fifth to £3.5bn, the lowest amount since June 2013 and the worst October since 2010 Average remortgage loan amount dropped to £149,715, the lowest amount in a year Read More
This month’s figures from Broker Conveyancing show continued growth within the business, despite the apparent slowdown in the property market. Reflecting what has also been reported by LSL of recent, this demonstrates a positive Read More
Fitzalan Partners is pleased to announce that SearchFlow has been selected as a leading search provider for the firm, which owns In-Deed, Fridaysmove, Homeward Legal and Surveyor Local. Fitzalan Partners was established in 2011. Since then Read More
The property industry, particularly conveyancing, invites a multitude of complications and a vast array of rules, regulations and requirements that can become frustrating to consumers. At Today’s Conveyancer, we’re delving into the trials Read More
Conveyancers at a solicitors firm based in Shropshire and Herefordshire have had their busiest year for some time, with completions steadily on the rise. Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors say the property market in their area is Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have announced they are reviewing the Separate Business Rule (SBR) to make it easier for solicitors to own businesses providing other professional services to clients. A consultation has been launched Read More
West Midlands law firm, QualitySolicitors Talbots (QST) has an annual turnover of £7.5 million and around one third of this is attributed to residential property. With 95% of their instruction coming from across the region, this Read More
As a pioneer of the Buyer Protect Reimbursement Scheme, Searches UK have developed their product further to suit the needs of their clients and cover additional costs that home buyers are faced with. Searches UK Read More
Why are conveyancing solicitors so rubbish? – C J San Andreas (@sportsnutta) November 19, 2014Read More
Veyo, the new home conveyancing portal developed as a Law Society joint venture with Mastek UK, is due to launch in spring 2015. Heather Cameron of Today’s Conveyancer has conducted an exclusive interview with Chief Read More
Joanna Kingston-Davies is Chief Executive of Merseyside’s Lees Solicitors with a two-fold role; sitting on the firm’s Management Board and heading up the Operations Team. Lees works across wide-ranging practice areas in both Read More
Launched today, the new Corporate Strategy sets out the direction the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will take over the next three years. The strategy is supported by the authority’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Read More
Completed sales transactions in the home buying market have seen an incredible 9% surge following the recent slowdown – but not in the regions you’d expect. According to last month’s House Price Index for England Read More
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the Read More
The Department for Communities and Local Government have released figures showing the housing supply within England has seen the highest surge level within the past 12 years. In the past year alone, the number of new Read More
"I would ask you to check it out and I believe that Veyo will be more efficient than you are presently using. Don’t take my word for it, come and check it out.&Read More
On publishing their Autumn Update to the Risk Outlook the industry regulator states that they ‘remain concerned’ about the number of bogus law firms and risks that this poses. Identity theft has been at the Read More
A record number of delegates at the joint Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and Bold Legal Group (BLG) Conference in Derby heard about yet more complications for conveyancers to be introduced in coming months. As Read More
Major South West based Law Firms join forces with Lawyer Checker in war against Bogus Firms. Two of the largest legal providers in the South West, Awdry Bailey and Douglas and Star Legal Solicitors, both Read More