Public Apathetic To Importance Of Remortgaging
A new report has highlighted consumer confusion or apathy regarding remortgaging their property in order to find a cheaper deal. Which? Mortgage Advisers’ report has found that those on a Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage could be paying over £350 per month extra on their current mortgage deals. This will be an excess of over […]
SearchFlow wins Gold and Silver at the Customer Experience Awards
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider, has won two national awards at this year’s prestigious UK Customer Experience Awards (CXA). The first award was in the UK’s ‘Best Contact Centre Small – Customer Satisfaction’ category, where the team scooped the first place Gold award. It was also presented with a Silver award for […]
Final Call To Slow Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have delivered their starkest warning yet that we must make fundamental changes to how we live right now, or else the effects of potentially catastrophic warming cannot be undone. The report says that the world is now completely off track, heading instead towards an average temperature rise of 3C, […]
Family Lenders Become Financially Savvy
In 2018 more people are reliant on close family and friends to help fund their property purchases. In fact 27%, up from 25% in 2017, of UK purchases were funded by friends and family with a value of over £5.7 billion. When this sector of housing lenders is becoming so strong, it is not surprising […]
IMLA Concerned Over Potential Help To Buy Changes
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) have warned that withdrawing the Help to Buy scheme could destabilise the first time buyer lending levels that have recovered to pre-financial crisis levels. IMLA, that represents 43 banks, building societies and specialist lenders, has advised the government to provide clarity on HTB and the Equity Loan Scheme to […]
New Housing Working Group Announced
As the Government consider ways of excavating the country out of the impending housing crisis, they have announced that a new working group has been created to help raise standards across the property sector. Heather Wheeler, MP and Housing Minister, has announced that the Regulating Property Agents Working Group will advise the Government on issues […]
Revealed: The New Groundsure Reports That Will Revolutionise Commercial Property Transactions
Groundsure is delighted to reveal that following an extensive programme of customer-led product and market research, the redesigned and enhanced Review and Screening commercial search reports are now available. Groundsure – Expert geo-risk analysis and transaction-led advisory Groundsure Review The Groundsure Review is not just data – the report’s value rests on unrivalled data analysis […]
Further Tips On Improving Email Conveyancing Quotes Letters
As was stated in the first instalment of this article, the importance of personalising an email quotes letter and ensuring your first contact with the customer is decisive and positive is very important in converting enquiries. Failing to provide a differentiated email quotes letter that clearly states the benefits of using the firm could impact […]
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers/Bold Legal Group Conference spaces filling fast
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) & Bold Legal Group (BLG) Conference will be held on Wednesday 14th November once again at the Riverside Centre in Derby. The Annual Dinner will follow the Conference at the iPro Stadium. We are delighted that Kate Faulkner has agreed to host […]
Government To Cap Leasehold Ground Rent
Communities Secretary, James Brockenshire, is set to announce plans to significantly reduce and then cap ground rents on all new build properties. According to a government statement released on Sunday, the Government will begin a consultation into proposals that were made yesterday. The Government are to cap ground rent at £10 a year in the […]
SRA Continues To Ensure Solicitor Honesty
The SRA are attempting to ensure the honesty and integrity of law firms and their representatives in order to provide a more transparent system for consumers. In the space of two days, the SRA have also made their intentions, concerning dishonest solicitors, very clear by invoking the use of section 43 orders. The section 43 […]
Coming to a location near you: ‘Preparing Your Firm For 2019 and Beyond’ – free national roadshow
Do you want to hear all about key topics in your sector to prepare yourselves and your firm for the coming year? InfoTrack’s series of seminars ‘Preparing Your Firm For 2019 and Beyond’ kicks off next week. You only have a week left to register on the free seminars at Tunbridge Wells and London – […]
Lords Debate Tenants Fees Bill
The Tenants Fees Bill has taken a step closer to becoming law this week following the second reading in the House of Lords. Having already completed the process, including committee and report stage amendments, in the House of Commons earlier this year, the House of Lords are repeating the process before the Bill will become […]
Corporate Bodies Own More Than 3,000 Square Metres Of Land For Every Household In England And Wales
Land holdings amount to three five-a-side football pitches or 12 tennis courts for every household across England and Wales South East has the largest area of land owned by domestic corporate and commercial entities – nearly a fifth (19%) of the total across England and Wales Highest concentration is in the North East, where corporate […]
SearchFlow Appoints Tracy Burtwell As Sales Director
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider, has today announced the appointment of Tracy Burtwell as Sales Director. Tracy joins the business with twenty years senior sales experience, including board-level responsibilities with Linde Materials Handling, Briggs Equipment and Viridor, which is one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies. Based […]
RICS Reports Weakening Housing Market
The September report by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has indicated that the housing market is struggling in many key areas. When looking at buyer demand, headline enquiries declined for the second consecutive month. Enquiries in August dropped by 9% and September, despite the usual pre-emptive Christmas boom, has dipped to minus 11%, […]
National Construction Output Increases
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that construction has increased by 1.5% in the last three months. Overall, there has been a 0.3% gain in national construction output compared with last year and 2.9% more output in comparison to the last three months. Significantly, construction of new builds has continued to rise with […]
Help To Buy Could Be The Next PPI Scandal
A new report carried out by home move company Reallymoving.com has speculated that the Help to Buy scheme could become a similar scandal to PPI. The claim follows the report’s key findings that those using the Help to Buy scheme pay 8% more for a similar property than those that did not use the scheme. […]
Helping Clients Make Better Informed Choices
Last week the Council for Licensed Conveyancers published details of the new Informed Choice Rules along with implementation guidance for the firms they regulate. The new rules are the CLC’s way of meeting the CMA’s (Competition and Markets Authority) recommendations for greater transparency around quality, service and price in the legal services market. The recommendations […]
The SLC’s new Chairman elected
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (The SLC) welcomed Valerie (Val) Holmes as its new Chairman on 3rd October. Val has been an active SLC Board Member since 2013 and has over 30 years’ experience in conveyancing working for large and small companies. Valerie founded Valerie Holmes Property Lawyer in 2007. Val said: “I’m delighted to […]
