Green belt “an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted”1 in the broadest of terms. The concept of Green Belt was initially suggested in the 19th century, with Read More
Average equity withdrawal from remortgaging reaches record high of £28,200 per customer, up 6% from previous high and up 41% from five year average Total amount of equity withdrawn hits £703m – the highest amount since Read More
Convey Law are specialist Licensed Conveyancers, based in South Wales. As well as celebrating their 10th year anniversary in December 2014, they also won two prestigious awards last year. The Law Firm Services Awards (LFS) held Read More
There is no darker hell than conveyancing and property law. I will have No Fingers left with which to pack my belongings. — Joanne Leonard (@JoannexLeonard) January 21, 2015Read More
Average London property values rose by £260 a day over last year, and Balham sees biggest leap as prices jump by a fifth (21%) in twelve months Majority of gains made in first half of 2014, and prices Read More
Flooding has always been served to us as a timely reminder of how environmental factors can destabilise property values. With the Environmental Agency previously stating that one in six homes in England are vulnerable to Read More
Post-Christmas blues, the cold weather, dark evenings, the arrival of the dreaded credit card bills through the letterbox and failed New Year’s Resolutions are all factors which award the third Monday in January Read More
Within the residential property market, it is recognised that property prices in London have consistently remained above the national average – a status which places immense financial difficulties on prospective first time buyers within the Read More
Land Registry completes 1,175,230 applications South East tops the table of regional applications with 268,149 Birmingham tops the table of local authority applications with 17,610 The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed 1,175,230 applications from its customers in December. Read More
OneSearch Direct, the largest local authority data search company in the UK, is this year celebrating 25 years in business. The company which started life as Environmental Consultancy Stirrat Park Hogg in 1990, began its Scottish Read More
Pall Mall is the first of three pink properties on London’s Monopoly board. Pall Mall is situated in the London Borough of Westminster. Pall Mall’s name originated from a 17th century Read More
An independent national poll on consumer experience of buying and selling a home sponsored by Veyo, the comprehensive conveyancing portal, reveals that the waiting aspect of buying a home is the most stressful part of Read More
Buyer enquiries decrease for the sixth consecutive month Supply conditions remain tight as new instructions slip again Yet confidence in the sales outlook improves somewhat The December RICS Residential Market Survey shows that buyer enquiries Read More
VouchedFor.co.uk, the reviews website for solicitors, will be publishing a guide to the UK’s Top Rated solicitors, accountants and financial advisers in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper on the 29th March 2015. VouchedFor Read More
The Government has announced the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have released their findings and recommendations surrounding the UK property market, following a recent residential property management services market study. This research gathered input from Read More
There is a saying, usually after saying or doing something that you wish you hadn’t, that you “wish the ground would open and swallow you up!” For some people, this has Read More
Veyo, the comprehensive home conveyancing portal, has appointed a leading business development director, Stefanie van den Haak as Commercial Director. Stefanie will be heading up the sales and business development team, bringing the conveyancing portal, Read More
January 2015 sees the launch of the Property Forum Awards, an awards scheme specifically for conveyancers and lawyers. The Property Forum Awards, hosted by SearchFlow, are designed to applaud key achievements and talent within the conveyancing Read More
A leading independent law firm is targeting growth in the residential and commercial property market after appointing two of the sector’s most promising solicitors. QualitySolicitors Talbots, which hit a record £7.5m turnover in 2014, has Read More