Earlier this month the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) announced the appointment of the newly formed PCCB Compliance Committee, who will be responsible for regulating the Search Code from tomorrow. The Search Code is Read More
Whilst the majority are looking to polish off the last of the annual festive indulgences we are able to get away with at this time of year, many will be reflecting on 2019 before speculating about Read More
A letting agent who defrauded over £230,000 from landlords and tenants has received a two year custodial sentence by Southampton Crown Court. Andrew Whitehead pleaded guilty to three counts of fraudulently trading, one count of forging Read More
The final quarter of the year is statistically the busiest time for home completions. According to a 5-year analysis of Land Registry data, by Housesimple, and average of 241,113 transactions complete between October and December. As Read More
On the 18th December it was announced that Harcus Parker had begun legal proceedings on behalf of current and former Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley mortgage holders. The firm has previously acted in high-profile Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The end of the decade can’t come soon enough for those in the housebuilding trade. Since the financial crisis we’ve seen rates of planning applications flat Read More
Legal service professionals entered 2019 having adapted to price and service transparency regulatory change. It seemed as though the sector spent huge amounts of time and effort transforming digital communication methods in order to comply with Read More
The Queen’s speech was underwhelming for the housing sector but did reinforce the government’s intentions to help the leasehold sector. The Queen discussed a ‘comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in Read More
The news that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided to abandon proposal plans to lower the levels of professional Indemnity cover (PII) was welcomed by the Law Society. Back in March 2018, the SRA proposed to Read More
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With just three weeks to go until the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) will be introduced, The Law Society are making firms aware of the small window of time in which firms need to assess Read More
First time buyers (FTBs) lost their money through what is known as an ‘phishing attack’ after fraudsters intercepted emails between them and their conveyancer. Two young FTBs have sadly lost £94,000 when funds were cruelly stolen Read More
Landmark Information Group, the leading provider of information to the UK property market and part of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), has today announced the acquisition of OneSearch Direct, which provides property information Read More
Over half of the British people are unaware of ‘Build to Rent’ developments and properties. As many as 59% of Brits have never heard of the Build to Rent term, according to research from Platform Love Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Where there is growth there is life. And although we haven’t seen much in the way of house price growth, today’s statistics show life is returning Read More
Busy conveyancers are increasingly finding that Councils are taking longer to return the results of local authority searches. Conveyancers and their clients are waiting on average about 10 days, but there have been reports of delays Read More
According to the Office for National Statistics’ UK House Price Index, house prices increased by 0.7% in the year to October. The latest figures also suggest that growth has fallen by 1% since the start of 2019 and Read More
Between August and October, the number of mortgages completed in the UK fell by 6.7%. 65,630 mortgages completed in the UK during October according to recent statistics from UK Finance. This figure was made up of 32,260 first-time Read More
The election is over, stage one of ‘get Brexit done’ is in sight as Boris Johnson attempts to pass the Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament before Christmas and experts feel a lot more optimistic about the Read More
Comptons is an innovative, award winning and well established firm of solicitors situated near Regent’s Park in north west London. Set up in 1987, the firm originally dealt almost exclusively with property investment, development and Read More