Following recent discussions on the future of stamp duty land tax (SDLT), a property expert has emphasised the impact it could have in enabling final steppers to downsize. According to the research by Reallymoving, the Read More
The Government has taken a step closer to enforcing the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions this week by releasing a consultation on the private rental sector. In April, Theresa May gave an impassioned speech Read More
The new build sector may be set for further restrictive building measures designed to help protect Britain’s wildlife and provide greater cohesion between different community groups. At the weekend, the Government unveiled their plans Read More
A Conservative thinktank has backed Boris Johnson’s proposed stamp duty land tax (SDLT) cuts and claimed they could be cost neutral to the government. The report, published by the thinktank Onward, claims that the Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “We regularly measure the rate of property transactions and our findings are mirroring those of HM Revenue & Customs – the Brexit effect has finally taken hold of the Read More
At this year’s Modern Law Conveyancing Awards, SearchFlow were crowned Search Provider of the Year 2019. The award is in recognition of a programme of transformation to ensure exceptional levels of customer service. The judges Read More
Jacob Rees-Mogg and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) have suggested that reverting stamp duty land tax levels to those applied in 2010 will help people to move as opposed to acting as a clear barrier. Read More
Over the past two weeks tmgroup have been hosting a number of round table events in the hope of answering an integral question: how can we improve collaboration between key stakeholders in the new build Read More
A London estate agency has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for inadvertently exposing over 18,000 pieces of sensitive customer data for almost two years. Between March 2015 and February 2017, London agents, Life at Read More
Property exchange volumes increased by 6% year on year, rising to 992,000. According to the Property Homemover Report Q2 2019, collated by TwentyCi, the market has responded fairly positively to the current political difficulties in the UK. Property Read More
A property tycoon from the North of England has been issued with an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Having built up a property empire worth in excess of £10 million, the Read More
The 2019 edition of the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol has been released. The new protocols will highlight the best practice in residential conveyancing, highlighting how solicitors acting on behalf of buyers and sellers of leasehold and Read More
An independent regulator, updated code of practice and mandatory qualifications are set to be enforced in the property agency sector. The Government has been tasked with creating a list of reserved activities a regulated firm Read More
Joe Pepper, CEO of tmgroup explains how tm are helping law firms and estate agents offer a truly digital consumer experience. It is a myth that all business have gone digital. Whilst consumers are used Read More
Only 7% of the UK population trust local councils to make decisions in the best interests of the local area they are entrusted to protect and grow. Following a survey of over 2,100 nationally represented members of Read More
The UK is amongst two other affluent countries who have endured a property market decline in 2018, according to new figures. The MSCI Global Annual Property Index revealed that the size of the UK Market in 2018 Read More
The largest building society in the world with over 15 million members, Nationwide Building Society, are dipping their toes into house building. In a bid to become apart of the elite UK construction sector, the British Read More
Developers, planning lawyers, conveyancers, experienced estate agents, land acquisition specialists and industry-centric economists hunkered down in the Omega Business Suite in London yesterday to discuss collaborative approaches in the new build process. The second of Read More
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored Read More
Professional Choice Consultancy has widened its portfolio to offer a tailored recruitment services to conveyancing firms and their specialist suppliers. The service has been launched after extensive consultation within the legal sector and is purposely Read More