Is your law firm prepared for the incessant bombardment of phishing attempts? Today’s Training’s inaugural webinar on understanding the threat of email-based attacks could help prevent your law firm from falling foul of Read More
The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) are set to ‘launch enforcement action’ against house builders and developers who mis-sold leasehold properties, trapping buyers in unfair contracts and unattractive or unsaleable properties. Based on the evidence uncovered, Read More
A leading group of construction industry bodies has urged the government to ensure that legislation is in place to address the environmental impact of the current housing stock so that it meets sustainability goals. The Read More
A housing crisis is causing major stress and disruption in family life, according to an Affordable Housing Commission survey. The commission’s findings reveal that housing stress, due to a shortage of homes, is potentially Read More
Landmark Legal, the property, land and environmental data specialist, has today announced its role as one of the founding members of a brand new trade body for the property search industry; The Conveyancing Information Executive (Read More
A new trade body designed to raise data quality and content standards in property searches used in the conveyancing process has officially launched. The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE), founded by Groundsure, Landmark Legal, SearchFlow and Read More
According to information from the Environment Agency, there are currently 5.9 million properties at risk of flooding in the UK, equating to one in six homes – an increase of 400,000 properties since 2013. Put into monetary figures, the Read More
Spring is on the horizon and house hunters are awakening from their winter hibernation with almost a third more prospective buyers flooding the property market. The number of potential buyers registered per estate agency branch Read More
The 7,000th remortgage deed was signed and registered digitally at the start of February. In October 2019, HM Land Registry (HMLR) announced the signing of the 1,000th digital remortgage. However, since this time conveyancers and lenders Read More
Conveyancers need to be prepared for the changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on clients’ second homes. The deadlines for paying CGT once a residential property has been sold in the UK will change from 6Read More
People living alone and growing numbers of young people living with their parents, because they don’t have the funds for their own place, have been attributed to a massive demand for homes to be Read More
UK’s CEOs key fears in 2020 has been confirmed to be economic uncertainty and the speed of technological advancements according to a 2020 global research on businesses. The 23rd CEO Survey was conducted by PwC who Read More
The Environment Agency Chief Executive has urged the government to only approve developments on high-risk flood plains when there is ‘no real alternative’. In a speech at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit, the Environment Agency Read More
The government’s pledge to build 1 million new homes over the next five years has been accused of lacking ambition. The Intermediary Lenders Association (IMLA) has released a set of suggested priorities the government should Read More
Christopher McNeill says: beware the transition period at the end of the tax year in which both reporting systems might apply to the sale of residential property. After 5 April 2020, any CGT due must be paid Read More
The government are ploughing ahead with plans to introduce a New Homes Ombudsman. The government statement claimed the Housing Secretary is set to ‘clamp down on shoddy housebuilders’ by offering the new independent ombudsman increased Read More
Estimates suggest that the current housing crisis gap will not be closed until 2035, based on the current speed of new build completions. The BBC has produced a briefing paper on the state of the housing Read More
First-time buyer activity increased in January whilst mortgage approvals fell slightly in the opening month of 2020. Small deposit borrowers, usually made up of FTBs gaining their first rung on the ladder by acquiring lower priced Read More
Over half a million people could still be living in unsafe buildings clad in flammable materials. The analysis of apartment buildings by The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA), found that the number of apartment Read More
The overall gap between UK homebuying and renting has reduced to a 10-year low, according to the latest research conducted by Halifax. Although the research reveals that renters are still having to pay 18% more in Read More