The Government has extended a campaign designed to increase the amount of suspicious activity reports (SARs), in a bit to limit the impact of money laundering. The Flag It Up campaign, which has already targeted Read More
People aged 18 to 34 are putting plans for romance, children and leisure on the back burner in a bid to get on the property ladder. That’s according to mortgage broker Trussle. A recent study of Read More
The Homeowners Alliance (HOA) has looked at the potential pitfalls of buying and selling by auction. Commenting on the trend, HOA Chief Executive Paula Higgins said: “It is good to have new ways to help Read More
Property professionals are being urged to report suspicious activity if they believe that money laundering could be taking place when buying properties. A Government campaign designed to crack down on criminals aims to help people Read More
Terrafirma launches The Assure, a low-cost pre-screening certificate for mining
– Environmental information and data intelligence provider aims to combat growing property search costs with the introduction of a reliable low cost option – In an aim to challenge growing property search costs Terrafirma, an expert provider Read More
Chancellor Philip Hammond potentially delivers the last budget before Britain leaves the European Union with an eye-watering £100 billion spend over 5 years. The spending taps are firmly back on again as Hammond says ‘the era of Read More
Consumers are pressing the conveyancing sector for new technology that will give them better access to information, but according to a survey of conveyancers, only a small fraction of conveyancing firms are dedicated to innovation. Read More
Two innovative environmental data experts join forces to create unique offering Future Climate Info (FCI) has teamed up with Terrafirma to deliver the most comprehensive package yet of environmental risk data, protection and support for Read More
Around 15% of councils are struggling to meet property search expectations. In some lucky cases, a search can take as little as a day; however, there have been cases of a 95 day wait for a completed Read More
There has been much speculation regarding the Autumn Budget and how it will impact the housing market in recent weeks. The Welsh Government have offered details that suggest strong support for housing professionals. Although the Read More
In a proactive move to eliminate transfer fraud, lenders will begin to check that names on transfers match the account in a bid to stop fraudsters in their tracks. Current lender practices mean they only Read More
The majority of house reports in the past two months have been depressing reading for those in the housing sector. However, the NAEA Propertymark Housing Report for September, offers a mixed bag with suggestions of Read More
Private rental prices paid by tenants is beginning to slow according to the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) ‘Index of Private Rental Prices, UK: Spetember 2018.’ Although the average UK rent has increased by an Read More
Growth with small and medium sized construction firms has slowed considerably this year according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Although the third quarter workloads have increased, the growth was considerably slower than quarter Read More
Searches UK has claimed the bronze award for Supplier of the Year in the 2018 ESTAS Conveyancing Awards. The biggest awards event in the UK conveyancing sector, the ESTAS focus solely on standards of service received Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (25th October 2018) unveiled full details of its Annual Conference & Dinner which takes place for the first time at The Etihad Read More
Many are speculating that stagnant wages and rising house prices have caused the housing market to hit an affordability ceiling point as price growth fell from 3.4% to 3.2% in September for residential property sales. Whilst residential Read More
It seems as though the market has focused on First Time Buyers to bolster a stumbling market in recent years to the perceived detriment of buy-to-let landlords. Although landlords will be hoping that their plight Read More
A study, by free mortgage broker Habito, in to triggers of stress has ranked acquiring a mortgage amongst the most stressful activities. Unsurprisingly, Millennials aged between 20 and 34 were the most stressed by the thought of Read More
It has been difficult to look at housing news over the past two months without reading about reducing prices and dwindling demand. Keeping with tradition, the most recent Your Move index corroborates the negative sentiments Read More