The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on almost every sector in our world. Unemployment rates in general are rising, but it is the healthcare sector, the travel industry and the property market that Read More
We have certainly had a turbulent ride in 2020 with the pandemic causing unprecedented chaos and disruption and changing the legal landscape, therefore what are your predictions for 2021? What do you think will happen in the Read More
Rightmove forecasts a robust 4% national average house price growth in 2021 as there is strong evidence that people will continue to have their reprioritised housing needs high on their life agendas. The unexpected market momentum of 2020 Read More
Everyone at Today’s Conveyancer would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We thank you for all of your support during this year. We wish you many happy returns and all of the best Read More
Dudley Building Society is imploring professionals who advise expats and overseas investors in the UK property market to remind them of the 2% stamp duty surcharge which comes into force on 1 April 2021. Those who fail to Read More
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will be introduced on 1 September 2021. The purpose of this exam is to enable more people to gain access into the legal profession by replacing traditional routes into law. The Solicitor’Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published annual reports on the performance of the eight legal services regulatory bodies. Each organisation regulates different types of lawyers and carries out its responsibilities in different ways. Nevertheless, Read More
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today written to the Law Society, The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC), CILEx, BLG and CA and provided them with a note setting out when Search Insurance Read More
Starting today (22 December), a 1% increase in Land Transaction Tax (LTT) – the Welsh equivalent of Stamp Duty Land Tax – on second homes has begun. Meaning second-home owners pay a 4% levy when they buy homes up to £180,000. Read More
The Stamp Duty deadline is approaching on March 31st, with many potential buyers rushing to find a home before then to help increase savings on their property. However, it might pay to wait until after Read More
The managing director of bespoke property search firm Index West Midlands says it is “critical” the government succumb to pressure to extend the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday beyond 31 March next year “for the Read More
When the UK leaves the EU on 31st December, it also leaves behind all the environmental protections put in place via the EU. The Environment Bill was first introduced to Parliament in October 2019 to cover Read More
In December’s transaction data released by HM Land Registry, it appears that there has been a slight dip in the number of applications being processed. The Transaction Data indicates that in December, 1,694,387 applications were Read More
Property Market Remains Open following Tier Review
Home movers may continue to buy and sell houses following the government’s move to take control of spiralling Covid-19 cases. A few hours after the announcement about the tightening of social distancing controls over Read More
Key leaders in the legal profession reveal conveyancers are suffering mental health problems because of the unprecedented workload they are enduring to meet the March 31st stamp duty holiday deadline. The conveyancing industry is under Read More
2020 has undoubtedly been a year like no other, and in some respects is one that many of us will be happy to see the back of. Turn the clock back 12 months, and not many people Read More
Following on from the comment from the Treasury which outlined the government’s plans to not extend the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, calls have now been made for the holiday to not just Read More
HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme is bringing the service into the 21st century by transforming hundreds of local authority LLC registers into a central digital service. HM Land Registry (HMLR) said: “Read More
The town of Dartford on the edge of London has served as a gateway to Kent and routes to the European continent for centuries. While trade and especially logistics has flourished, spurred on by the Read More
The Moving Hub is a conveyancing network that connects conveyancers with qualified cases. During the last twelve months we have seen considerable growth, facilitating more transactions than ever before. Our revolutionary online portal doubles up Read More