Home.co.uk predicts the South East and East of England will be among the biggest winners over the next 12 months. The property market in England and Wales is set for continued growth in 2015, with Read More
House purchase approvals in November 2014 were 20% lower compared to the previous year. Gross mortgage borrowing in November 2014 was £10.1 billion – 5.5% lower than in the same month last year. Despite a slowdown in demand, the Read More
haart sees 15% surge in buyer enquiries day after Autumn Statement announcement Average UK property price up 7.8% annually and 0.6% on month to £205,421 – the highest in over two years Average London property price dips 1.9% on the month Read More
November sees 34,300 first-time buyer completions – up 15% compared to October and the highest monthly number since the recession Comes as average mortgage rate falls to four year-low of 3.92%, driving down mortgage repayments Average first-time buyer deposit Read More
Football has been played for centuries in various nations but it was brought to England in the 11th Century. By the 15th and 16th Centuries it was banned because of the damage suffered by the Read More
Alan Thorogood is CEO of STL Group PLC, which has just been acquired by Australian company InfoTrack. He told Today’s Conveyancer why the move is good for STL – and for the conveyancing Read More
Actions upheld by the Government to support UK home buyers has resulted in a boost in property stock value. This has reportedly affected large housing suppliers including Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey. However brokers and Read More
Landmark Information Group is launching a new report that will provide the most comprehensive and accurate information into planned changes to roads and rights of way affecting commercial sites. The SiteSolutions Highways report looks to Read More
Average equity withdrawal rises 24% to £20,906 as budgets stretched in lead up to Christmas Gross remortgage lending falls 12% to £3.6bn in November Average remortgage loan amount dropped to £148,846 – lowest amount since July 2013 Read More
Both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Contact Centre and Ethics Guidance teams will be answering calls between 29th December and 2nd January. They are both closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Read More
Following the property market forecast released earlier in the week, the Council of Mortgage Lenders have also published their latest mortgage lending statistics. Key findings within the data include that gross mortgage lending is estimated Read More
2014 service provision 2014 is being hailed by industry leaders as the year for communication and innovation. After the great success in 2013, conveyancing firms have had to up their game, as consumers demand better communication from legal Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) property and mortgage forecast has been released this week, showing projected figures for 2015 and 2016. From this data, the CML have revealed mortgage lending will continue to grow within the Read More
A recent study conducted by London law firm, RPC has revealed the number of professional negligence cases that have been delivered within High Court within the UK has nearly trebled in just one year, from 143 Read More
Who on earth regulates conveyancing solicitors?! How are they allowed to behave the way they do? The system is insane. — Katie Warrick (@wwednasay) December 17, 2014Read More
SearchFlow has developed a Stamp Duty calculator for its website to simplify the costing process for lawyers and their clients. The requirement for this comes as a result of the Chancellor’s announcement of Read More
Chestertons, one of London’s oldest, largest and most established estate agencies has today announced that it will be advertising on the Zoopla and Prime Location websites from January. Chestertons is a founding member Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are launching a new research project into innovation in the legal services market, in partnership with the Legal Services Board. The University of Warwick will conduct the research, which will Read More
Professional negligence lawyers Irwin Mitchell have just won justice for a couple after failings by conveyancing solicitors saw their house sale fall through – and the couple left nearly £170,000 out of pocket. Daniel Brumpton, Read More
Father Christmas had a sackful of early special gifts to deliver when he stopped off at telephone answering specialist Moneypenny with yuletide news of 100 new jobs. Moneypenny currently answers telephone calls for over 900 law Read More