New research published by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) today reports strong levels of business confidence amongst its regulated community, with almost a half of practices (45%) expecting their work volumes to rise over the Read More
On average, 406 older home owners are being forced to sell their homes every week to fund their social care costs. According to new research by Independent Age, 21,120 homes were sold in 2018 with the funds being Read More
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) cited Brexit, cyber crime and fraud/money laundering as the three main challenges to the property sector in 2019. Throughout September, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued a new scam Read More
Property fraud has become a major problem across the country as research has revealed the UK Land Registry has received twice as many property fraud claims that they are able to prevent since 2009. Property scams Read More
Over six months ago the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team revealed new industry guidance to make referral fees more transparent to consumers. Failure to disclose referral arrangements may render an estate agent liable for Read More
Pali, in conjunction with Groundsure, would like to invite you to join our free CPD webinar – Which Residential Report For Which Scenario? Webinar details When: Tuesday 1st October 2019 Time: 11:00am Duration: Approx 1 hour CPD: 1 CPD Read More
The Legal Technology Association for the UK (UKLTA) are delighted to announce a series of informative legaltech roundtables taking place across the UK during the Autumn. The aim of the roundtables is to build a Read More
The gap between the price paid for freehold and leasehold property has reached the widest margin since the property market recovery in 2011. According to HM Land Registry data, analysed by estates agents Benham and Reeves, Read More
First-time buyers and younger home owners are at increasingly high risk of cyber crime. According to Experian, the number of financial applications made by third party fraudsters between January and June was 14% higher when compared Read More
Nicole Chrisham, a Solicitor at Napthens has been names the North West’s Best Young Conveyancer at the 8th annual LFS Conveyancing Awards. Nicole, who works in the Residential Property team at the firm, was Read More
The Legal Services Board has approved the Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) application to reduce its regulatory fee rate. The reduction supports the CLC’s strategic goal to reduce the regulatory cost burden on CLC Read More
Groundsure, a leading environmental search report specialist involved in over half of UK residential property transactions has appointed Ambiental Risk Analytics as a preferred flood risk data provider for a selection of its reports. As Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (26th September 2019) issued its response to the Labour Party’s consultation report entitled, ‘Ending the scandal: Labour’s new deal for Read More
Party conference season is in full swing and with an impending general election on the horizon before the end of 2019, it is surprising that housing policy and solutions for the widening housing crisis have not Read More
Despite the Government’s desire to solve the housing crisis by building 300,000 new homes per year by the middle of the next decade, it would seem that developers and home owners are reluctant to embark Read More
A look at the financial and reputational impact of poor cyber hygiene Recently, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) delved into the cyber threats persistently bombarding the legal sector. The report suggested that throughout 2016/17, £11 million Read More
Monday 23rd September marks the start of National Empty Homes Week. The Empty Homes Week was founded by Action on Empty Homes to highlight Britain’s underused or completely unused housing stock and to encourage Read More
Today, 25th September 2019, HM Land Registry have announced Simon Hayes as their new Chief Executive. Simon was appointed by the Business Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lord Duncan, who said: “I am delighted to announce Read More
Getting the most out of your team is vital if you want to succeed in business, and this is the theme that will be running through the Law Share 5th annual conference on 2nd October. Read More
Whilst many assume that those renting property are simply biding their time until they have saved enough for a housing deposit, the fact remains that the majority feel resigned to permanently living in rental accommodation. Read More