ETSOS and Groundsure invite you to a series of FREE seminars for commercial property practitioners with speakers from DevAssist, Nabarro LLP, Burges Salmon LLP and The Coal Authority. London Venue: Shaftesbury Room, 4C Group, Air1Read More
Cybercrime issues affecting solicitor firms are increasing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed. More and more reports are being received of firms either being contacted by con artists or falling victim to fraudulent activity, Read More
The April data shows an annual price increase of 5.1 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £179,817 compared with the peak of £181,014 in November 2007. House prices are up 0.9 per cent Read More
The conveyancing industry, spearheaded by the Conveyancing Association (CA), has launched a mountaineering challenge to raise over £50,000.00 for the Ty Hafan children’s hospice. The Matterhorn Challenge will involve Convey Law Conveyancer, Geraint Read More
On May 13th and 14th the LegalEx Exhibition, one of the largest legal conferences in the UK, took place at ExCel, London. The national event and conference for the legal profession enticed a hundred exhibitors, Read More
Borrowers seeking intermediary advice has risen by 8% in two months Continuous decline in ‘reactive borrowers’ as Britons take charge of mortgage finance – 47% borrowers remortgaged because their current deal had ended, down by 5% Read More
More than 60% of renters favour the appointment of a Minister with specific responsibility for tenants Tenants forced to defer purchasing their first property in increasing numbers, with only 11% expecting to buy by the end of Read More
Annual awards ceremony recognise outstanding achievement for qualifications achieved during 2014 in property across lettings, sales, commercial property, inventory and auctioneering This year’s winners were announced at a prestigious ceremony earlier this month The Read More
According to the most recent house price and mortgage lending reports from March and April 2015, the first quarter of the year has been a slow one. However experts are expecting the market to pick up Read More
West Midlands law firm, Martin Kaye are currently looking to expand their team and are looking for experienced legal professionals to take the firm to the next level. One of the key roles that has Read More
With new commitments from the government to drive forward affordable homes and free up land for development to meet the housing crisis, the likelihood of new builds encroaching on existing property will be on the Read More
Number of remortgages up by a fifth, the largest number seen since September 2013 Average amount of equity withdrawn per customer up 57% year-on-year but rising house prices mean average LTV has still fallen Total amount of Read More
As new legislation puts the spotlight on invasive weeds including Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam, national trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has brought together the latest guidance on the subject. Chairman of the Read More
Three in ten (32%) ARLA letting agents reported that rents increased in April In London, the average number of landlords per branch selling their buy to let properties doubled between March and April Supply and demand Read More
Veyo, the comprehensive conveyancing portal will today commence its roll-out across England and Wales. The joint venture between the Law Society and Mastek (UK) Ltd brings together electronically all the processes, checks and documentation prepared Read More
Birchall Blackburn Law’s conveyancing division grows 68% Turnover up from £4.5 million to £7.6 million Firm looking to break £10 million barrier in 2015/16 A high-growth Preston conveyancing business has its sights set on breaking the £10 million barrier over Read More
MJP Conveyancing pride themselves on offering a nationwide service, quickly and professionally; seeking to remove as much of the stress as possible for their clients treating each and every transaction with the same care and Read More
In 19th century Britain, Japanese knotweed was introduced as an ornamental plant from Asia. However, due to a lack of natural predators in our environment, it didn’t take long for the knotweed to Read More
New policy for Licensed Conveyancers available for 2015/2016 renewal The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) said today that R K Harrison Insurance Services Limited (RKH) has already received over 35 proposal forms for premium quotes under the Read More
Land Registry completes 1,363,565 applications South East tops the table of regional applications with 314,893 City of Westminster tops the table of local authority applications with 21,209 The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed over 1,363,560 applications from its Read More