Committee Chair responds to Land Registry privatisation consultation

Tory MP and Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has expressed concerns over the potential privatisation of Land Registry. Whilst stating he is not generally opposed to privatisation as a whole, the MP for Harwich & North Essex, Bernard Jenkin states he believes Land Registry’s data should remain within the state. Writing […]

New build approvals defy Brexit fears

The number of new build homes approved in London rose in Q2 rose to 6,310, with 76% of new homes approved across the capital. Quarter on quarter, 46% more homes were approved. Westminster approved the highest proportion with a 99% approval rate. However Newham approved just 8%, with the borough approving just three new houses […]

SearchFlow launches unrivalled mapping and ordering tool for conveyancers

SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has launched its enhanced online mapping and ordering platform tool for commercial and residential property transactions, offering significant time and cost savings and improved user experience. The platform includes an interactive auto mapping feature which allows conveyancers to simply enter the details of the property and the system intuitively finds and […]

Agricultural Diseases

This is the third instalment in a series of blog posts which will identify and evaluate the typical environmental impacts associated with day to day farm processes. Recent Groundsure Agricultural blogs on slurry and sheep dipping have looked at a range of issues facing agricultural workers – from environmental implications of sheep dips and slurry […]