Record number of properties sold at less than asking price
Both demand for properties, and supply of available stock fell in November, as well as the number of sales agreed
Conveyancer returns to firm after nearly three decades
A well-known Shrewsbury conveyancing specialist has returned to the law firm she joined nearly three decades ago.
Upward movement in the market since September is a positive sign given the past twelve months of political uncertainty
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on today’s HMRC property transaction data
Terrafirma highlights the risk to properties from mining hazards
Specialist provider adds Con29M-compliant coal mining report to the TerraSearch® suite, offering greater protection to property owners
Commercial Property Director wins Mover & Shaker of the Year 2016
Matthew Goodwin, Commercial Property Director at project and programme management consultancy, Faithful+Gould’s London office, has won the ’ Mover & Shaker of the Year’ Award 2016 at the 19th Annual Dinner. The award, which recognises the most influential and well connected person within the property industry, was presented to Matthew this month (December 2016) at the […]
Chambers Solicitors, Bradford – Freezing Injunction
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has obtained a freezing injunction from the High Court as a result of concerns that money due to Chambers Solicitors, formerly of 37 Grattan Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2LU, is being diverted to other law firms who may not be entitled to the money. This follows the SRA announcement […]
UK housing stock value builds
According to new research, this year has seen a 7% rise in the total value of Britain’s 28.9 million homes, reaching a total of 8.17 trillion.
New Director reveals business growth plans
Paul Saunders is the new Managing Director of Legal Eye, which offers risk management and compliance services to solicitors, licensed conveyancers and lenders. In March 2015, it was bought by ULS Technology. Jane Common caught up with Paul at the Conveyancing Association’s recent conference, a month into his new role, to ask about his plans […]
All I want for Christmas is…a house?
Recent research has shown that one in 12 properties purchased in the UK is partly funded by a gift from a friend or family member.
How much business could legal firms be losing over Christmas?
New research from Moneypenny has found legal firms could be missing thousands of new enquiries over the Christmas period.
Housebuilder returns to buying land
Due to the strength of business following June’s referendum result, Bellway has begun purchasing land once more.
UK HPI improvements announced
The results from a survey regarding the UK House Price Index has been released.
New Welsh powers for stamp duty and income tax
Under a new fiscal framework, the Welsh Government has been granted powers which will allow it to control various taxes from 2018-19.
Conveyancing Association launch updated version of Cyberfraud & Fraud Protocol
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (20th December 2016) launched the latest version of its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol which seeks to provide CA member firms with practical information on how criminals operate and the measures they, and their staff, can take to avoid being victims of […]
LEAP enhances technical support and grows team
LiveChat support reduces average support time from hours to minutes
Watch the winner of the Australia Prize drawn live!
InfoTrack are inviting all their customers to attend a webinar on 17th January at 11am, where the winner of a trip to Australia will be drawn, live! With the prize including flights to Sydney and Darwin, accommodation, activities for two and spending money, one person is going to be very happy. To join the live […]
Why you should protect your clients
Scams involving payments being sent to fraudsters during the conveyancing process have once again been highlighted as an issue that needs tackling.
ENDs enquiries final chapter
On Monday 9th January, the option to enquire about an Electronic Notification of Discharge (END) using the Land Registry Business e-services portal will be removed. The tool for lenders to transmit these notifications was removed in January 2010. Existing notifications however – where an application to discharge the charge had not been received – continued […]
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Future Climate Info launch amenities report with Property Detective
Trade body welcomes resolution to long-running VAT issue
Competition will get better for conveyancers and their clients in 2017, says CoPSO
