March Market Trend Data from Land Registry
The March data shows an annual price increase of 5.3 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £178,007 compared with the peak of £181,049 in November 2007. House prices are down 0.8 per cent since February. The regional data indicates that: London experienced the greatest increase in its average […]
Magic and mayhem (Conveyancer Slater – Tweet of the Week)
This week’s Conveyancer Slater is an international tweet comparing conveyancing to a form of magic. If this is an accurate description of conveyancing, we wonder who Professor Snape would be? Inter-department banter’s the new norm these days. Apparently our litigators coin the practice of conveyancing as the ‘dark arts’. — Leo Huang (@leohnz) April 30, […]
Election uncertainty puts the brakes on housing market
Demand is at the lowest it’s been in a year Nearly two thirds (63%) of NAEA member agents have seen the housing market cooling in the run up to the General Election Less than a quarter (22%) of total house sales were made to FTBs, the lowest since July 2014 NAEA releases March Housing Market […]
Market favourite Intelliworks gets new look for 2015
Legal workflow specialist Ochresoft has released the latest version of its Intelliworks software. Intelliworks is currently one of the fastest growing applications in the conveyancing market, hitting over 10,000 new file inceptions in March. Version 5 of the Cloud-delivered solution represents the most significant refresh to date of the user interface; the look and feel […]
First-time buyers flying through the Prime London property market
One in three (29%) Prime London property purchases made by investors in last three months But spike in first-time buyers during Q1 2015 means they now also account for 28% of sales One-bedroom properties have risen in value by £75 a day over the past year Overall, demand for Prime London homes has soared 20% […]
Interview with Peter Powell, Partner at Ellisons Solicitors
Peter Powell is retiring from Ellisons today (Thursday 30th April) after 52 years with the company, working in both residential and commercial and as senior partner from 1988 to 1997 and 2007 to 2012. Today’s Conveyancer asked him what changes he’s seen in the industry over half a century… How did you start out in […]
myhomemove announces expansion of Manchester presence
myhomemove, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, has today announced the expansion of its Manchester office following another year of growth. The multi award-winning conveyancing provider expanded into Manchester in early 2014 to create extra capacity to meet increasing consumer demand for its services. Over 100 legal professionals are currently employed in the […]
Searchpoint offer enhanced risk management with Lawyer Checker integration
Searchpoint, a customer centric service provider, offers conveyancers practical support in the 21st century battle against bogus law firms. In response to the increase in cyber-crime, Operations Director Tony Clarke explains why he is thrilled Searchpoint now offer Lawyer Checker’s Account and Entity Screen (AES) search as part of their risk and compliance product portfolio. […]
Legalex: Win a supercar for the day with Searches UK
On May 13th and May 14th the Legalex exhibition, one of the largest legal conferences in the UK, will be taking place at the Excel London. It is a national event and conference for the legal profession which solely focuses on the business behind law. With one hundred exhibitors, one hundred seminars, and thousands expected […]
Those Fracking Chemicals
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is the technique of drilling down into the earth and injecting fluid (a mixture of water, sand and toxic chemicals) into the ground, at a very high pressure, in order to fracture shale rocks to release the natural gas and oil inside and let it flow out to the head of a […]
CA members gather in London for 5th AGM
On Thursday 30th April, members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) will gather for the Association’s fifth Annual General Meeting. The meeting, which will take place in London, will involve the appointment of Directors to the CA Board of Directors. The event will be sponsored by Future Climate Info – specialists in environmental desktop reports, explicitly […]
Beaumont Legal named Best for First Time Buyers for third year
Beaumont Legal, one of the country’s fastest-growing law firms, is celebrating winning the prestigious First Time Buyer magazine “Best Law Firm for Conveyancing” award for a third consecutive year after impressing judges and voters. The awards, which were presented at the Landmark Hotel, London on Friday 24th April, celebrate firms who help people get onto […]
What can we expect with the Help to Buy ISA?
Help to Buy was originally announced in George Osbourne’s 2013 budget as a governmental intervention programme in the residential conveyancing market. The scheme was motivated by a desire to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder, while also encouraging the building of new homes through facilitating a demand for more properties. It was described by […]
OneSearch Direct Improves Integration for Star Legal
OneSearch Direct, the largest local authority data search company in the UK, has announced that it has been working with Star Legal to develop and update the integration with its case management system. The new integration will provide an improved ordering solution for conveyancing searches for Star Legal’s offices based in Bristol, the South West […]
Labour’s three year tenancy proposals will deplete rental housing stock
Three quarters of ARLA letting agents concerned Labour’s three-year tenancy proposal will see landlords exit the market and reduce supply Over a third of ARLA agents agree the Conservatives’ pledge to build 200,000 new starter homes will benefit the private rental sector the most Demand for rental accommodation down in March, whilst supply rises, according […]
Gazeal – ending gazumping forever
Gazeal is a new product for house purchasing, particularly for first time buyers, buy-to-let or developers, set to transform the property market Process is made safer and more secure through Gazeal’s unique offer, which is backed by English law Goodbye to gazumping and guzundering – and the 22% fall through rate on property purchases Gazeal, […]
How has the MMR really affected conveyancing?
One year on from the 2014 Mortgage Market Review (MMR) there have been conflicting thoughts on how the changes have affected mortgage lending. When the stricter screening processes were introduced, many conveyancers feared this would have a negative effect on residential property transaction levels and the home moving process would lengthen significantly. Many specialists from […]
The Mortgage Market Review – one year on
The Mortgage Market Review came into force on 26th April 2014, exactly a year ago this Sunday. reallymoving.com has analysed the impact on its customers. Since 2007 there has been a steady increase in downsizing (defined as moves where people are paying less for the home they’re buying than the one they’re selling) from around […]
Staff problems (Conveyancer Slater – Tweet of the Week)
This is why it’s important to keep employees as well as clients happy! @tattooed_mummy Yup. Our original conveyancer quit the firm and now we have a moron. — Tart of Darkness (@soapachu) April 22, 2015
Winners of 2015 Property Forum Awards announced
The winners of this year’s inaugural Property Forum Awards have been announced. Designed to applaud achievements from across the residential and commercial conveyancing sectors, the awards, sponsored by SearchFlow, were presented to winners at London’s Cumberland hotel last night. The winners were as follows: Best for Customer Service Downs Solicitors LLP Best for Innovation myhomemove […]
