tmgroup are excited to announce that they have refreshed their brand to better reflect the array of services they provide to property professionals tmgroup, one of the UK’s leading property data and service Read More
The Government’s Help to Buy ISAs launch today and aim to help first time buyers by giving a 25% bonus on savings towards buying a house up to a maximum of £3,000 in the hope Read More
Today (Monday 30th November) tmgroup launches its rebrand. Managing Director, Paul Albone, told Jane Common at Today’s Conveyancer why he’s so excited about the launch… Why is tm rebranding? “The launch Read More
Sales to first time buyers now make up nearly one in three sales, according to figures released by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). Sales to first time buyers made up 31% of sales in Read More
A solicitor who stole or defrauded nearly £1 million from clients has been jailed for 40 months. Lancashire based Kimberley Bridge, 44, of SFN Solicitors took the funds from bereaved families to prop up her struggling business. Bridge’Read More
Prior to the launch of The Conveyancing Foundation Charity at the Society for Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and Bold Group Conference in Derby last week, attendees at the pre-Conference Dinner contributed a further £1000 towards the Read More
Land Registry reports total increase in prices of 5.6% on twelve months ago with the North East seeing strongest month-to-month growth. The price of an average property in Greater London has passed half a million pounds. Read More
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, in which he announced his intention to build 400,000 new homes, was given a qualified welcome, with many professions from builders to estate agents to surveyors expressing doubts that it could Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have amended their handbook to liberate conveyancers from specific lending insurance requirements. The new guidance in regard to building insurance states conveyancers must “make reasonable enquiries to satisfy themselves Read More
Are there any conveyancing solicitors that are not useless arseholes out there at all? — jeff mace (@jeffmace1980) November 24, 2015Read More
October sees 28,100 first-time buyer (FTB) completions – a fall of 8.5% on a three-month basis Comes despite home-ownership costs levelling off, as the average deposit falls 2.1% over three months Over the same period, the average mortgage rate Read More
Searches UK are delighted to again support Circus Starr, an independently funded charity which supports disadvantaged and disabled children across the country. For a number of years Searches UK have supported this worthy charity and Read More
When it comes to business email security, human error is one of the chief causes of data loss. The reality is that people make mistakes. In some cases human error happens when employees don’t Read More
My Home Move, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, picked up two industry awards last night, after winning the ‘Education and Training Initiative of the Year’ award at the Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has outlined its vision for the future, pushing ahead with a fundamental shift away from prescriptive rules in favour of protecting the public by setting out the principles solicitors should Read More
The number of property transactions over £40,000 in October is up 6.1% compared with October 2014, according to the latest statistics published by HMRC this week. Non-residential transactions also grew, with 10,160 recorded last month – up 4.8% year on Read More
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have said cuts to apprenticeships could make housing target “unviable” In a statement issued today, the Chief Executive of the FMB, the largest trade association in the building Read More
OneSearch Direct, the UK’s largest local search data company, is delighted to be exhibiting at the Modern Law Conveyancing Conference 2015. Taking place on Thursday 3rd December at Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, delegates are Read More
Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn statement has received a mixed reaction after he revealed the well trailed help-to-buy schemes for first time buyers being in part paid for by a 3% rise in stamp duty on Read More
Osborne pledges 400,000 new homes across England Half of the new homes set to be “starter homes” Treasury to finance house builders to the tune of £7 billion Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans Read More