Despite residential property transactions falling by 0.4% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in the year to August when compared to 2018’s figures, UK property transactions for August suggest a huge recovery from an unusually quiet July. Read More
Mortgage fraud has increased by 5% in the opening half of 2019 when compared with the second half of 2018 because of dishonest borrowers lying on their mortgage applications. According to figures from Cifas, the UK’s leading Read More
As a society, we tend to quickly forget past events such as weather-related disasters, rather than heed lessons for the future. A timely reminder was the recent flooding in the North Yorkshire Dales in July 2019, Read More
Applications to change or query the land register decreased by over 100,000 between July and August. According to HM Land Registry (HMLR), more than 1,706,820 applications were made in August. The recent applications fall in line with Read More
8.4 million people are in need of a suitable home in England alone. According to research into the housing crisis in England, the National Housing Federation has found that one in every seven people are directly Read More
The number of empty homes in the UK have increased by 5.3% in the past year, tipping the scales at more than 160,000 long-term empty dwellings. According to the research by Action on Empty Homes and the Read More
The Governments are replacing little over a third of the social homes they sell off through the Right to Buy scheme. Governmental Right to Buy sales and affordable home starts and acquisitions are declining as Read More
Of the 51 on site inspections completed by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) in 2019, 34 have been deemed non-compliant. 49 of the inspections were considered routine with two inspections targeted specifically at particular firms. The statistics will Read More
Reluctant buyers and sellers are getting ready to pounce on the property market following a definitive Brexit outcome according to a recent survey. 59% of potential buyers and sellers have placed their property purchases on hold Read More
The LFS Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, recognises the best in class within the conveyancing world and over 360 people attended the 8th annual event held at the Vox, Birmingham. The awards, which were hosted by Read More
Over two thirds of the UK public believe they have been targeted by phishing emails in the last six months. According to recent research, compiled by Bongate IT, 68% of UK inboxes have been inundated with Read More
We are often asked the question, “How many property files should we be reviewing?”, and when we ask what the firm is currently doing get met with, “three files per quarter per fee earner, including Read More
First-time buyers (FTB) stand accused of being extremely naive about the intricacies and even obvious elements involved with the home buying and selling process. According to over 2,000 non-home owning respondents, questioned by lenders Santander, 57% of Read More
First-time buyer (FTB) mortgages and home mover mortgages rise year on year whilst remortgages fall in the year to July. According to the ‘Mortgage Trends Update’ by UK Finance, FTBs took out 32,640 new mortgages in Read More
Bell Lamb and Joynson Solicitors, based in Liverpool, Runcorn and Warrington are crediting the company’s shift towards a digital approach for it’s most prolific business year on record in its almost 200 year history. Read More
To assist legal practitioners in taking advantage of the continued resilience of the commercial property sector and grow their practice and reputation for excellence in this area, Thames Water Property Searches are proud to present Read More
The LFS Conveyancing Conference 2019 Round Up This year’s must-see event for all conveyancers, the Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and Awards (LFS) certainly did not disappoint with an array of industry speakers refreshing existing Read More
First-time buyers (FTB) have almost reached their highest point since the peak point prior to the housing market crash of 2006. According to data generated by Halifax and the Lloyds Banking Group, more than 170,000 first-time buyers Read More
Almost a quarter of home owners are planning to use the equity in their homes to fund their care costs in later life. 24% of unretired home owners would prefer to use the equity in their Read More
A huge number of home owners whose homes border railway tracks have complained to Network Rail for failing to control the proliferation and spread of Japanese Knotweed. Since 2011, Network Rail has been bombarded with 11,000 complaints Read More