The number of people moving home has risen in the first half of 2019, despite deposits remaining at record highs. The research by Lloyds Bank found that there were 160,540 homemovers in the first half of 2019, up Read More
Expert Comments On Contracting PII Market And Law Firm Implications
The second largest global insurance broker, Aon, announced their partial withdrawal from the Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) market this summer leading many to speculate on the future of the insurance market for solicitors. Aon’s Read More
Swathes of the population are calling for the Government to offer more incentives which would entice older homeowners to move and ultimately free up vast quantities of family homes. 44% of respondents believe that more help Read More
Friday 30th August is expected to be the busiest day of the year for conveyancers as over 6,500 Brits are expected to move home on that day alone. Cyber criminals will prey on firm’s vulnerabilities Read More
Are you a professional working in the family law sector? Following the success of our other Today’s publications, Today’s Wills and Probate, Today’s Conveyancer and Today’s Legal Cyber Risk launching last Read More
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) are now the 11th largest mortgage lender in the UK, eclipsing the Help to Buy schemes in helping younger buyers gain a foothold on the property ladder. In Read More
Government Pledge To Help Lower Income Families Purchase Property
The Housing Secretary has announced plans to stimulate home ownership amongst lower income households through a number of reformed measures. The Government has pledged to reform the shared ownership model, allowing for buyers to step Read More
Searches UK is delighted to be a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference, which takes place in September. Now in its eighth year, the LFS Conference is the largest, most respected and Read More
Persimmon Settle Cardiff Development Mis-Selling Accusations
A major UK house builder was put under the microscope this weekend, accused of mis-selling leasehold property to their customers. Persimmon reached an out of court settlement with their customers in a Cardiff development after Read More
Whilst many areas of the UK property market flatten, Scotland’s market is flourishing with transactions reaching an 11-year high. Despite the impending Brexit deadline of 31 October, research, conducted by Aberdein Considine’s quarterly property Read More
The number one priority for UK house hunters is outdoor space, for both leisure and practical purposes, followed by a parking space. Hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls asked 1,000 people for the most important features they look Read More
Geodesys are holding a free webinar, ‘Why the Groundsure Avista report saves you time and money on every transaction.’ In this webinar we will explore the content and added value provided by the Avista report Read More
Industry leading risk tool Lawyer Checker is delighted to announce a tie up with ID and source of funds provider Thirdfort. From this week Lawyer Checker customers will be able to access Thirdfort’s next Read More
Recent research has found that home owners are more likely to spend their extra cash getting their kids on the housing ladder, rather than supporting them through education. The full service estate agency Yopa conducted Read More
£600 million has been promised to support the building of 50,000 new homes and the infrastructure to support them by the Chancellor, Sajid Javid. The money will help fund five new projects in London, Bedfordshire and Essex Read More
Research has found that the UK Land Registry receives twice as many property fraud claims that they are able to prevent. Property fraud is a serious ongoing issue in the UK, with millions lost each Read More
Conveyancing departments need to prepare for their most chaotic week with tomorrow set to become the busiest communication day for inbound enquiries to law firms. Call volumes will increase by 10% on the day following a Read More
Conveyancers Warned Of Impersonation Fraud Invading The Sector
Multiple legal regulators have warned that impersonation fraud and spoofing using highly detailed and sophisticated social engineering techniques is rife in the legal sector at the moment. In the past week both the Council for Read More
Recent figures show that Brexit is plaguing the conveyancing market, as the UK is experiencing the slowest quarter for two years. Search Acumen have analysed Land Registry data to track the market. It has been Read More
Law firms and abandoned solicitors have been left reeling after their Personal Indemnity Insurance (PII) provider made the decision to leave the PII sector six weeks before many pending policy renewals trigger. Aon notified their Read More