Five interns have started their six-week paid internship at the Law Society of England and Wales, as part of their participation in the #10000BlackInterns initiative. The initiative was founded to help broaden career opportunities for
Resignation rates remain high with many root causes for why women may be leaving their employer or workforce altogether – creating an opportunity for employers to help extend women’s careers and retain a wealth of
New research by Revolution Brokers reveals that, since 2016, the average stamp duty payment on buy-to-let homes has increased by £11,848 in England, and that in some parts of the UK, buy-to-let stamp duty costs
Boris Johnson has confirmed plans to extend the right to buy scheme to tenants of housing association homes. In an address yesterday Johnson said there are 2.5 million households whose homes belong to associations, and
Halifax has released its house price index for May. The latest index shows that average house prices rose 10.5% in the year to May – the slowest pace of growth for this index since January,
New prop tech start-up, YouConvey, which aims to make the home-moving process quicker and less stressful, has secured its second round of investment from Nova Growth Capital, taking the total amount of funding to over
Credas Technologies, the anti-money laundering checks provider, has revealed that a record number of AML checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry, as the sector continued to
Demand from prospective house buyers fell in May 2022, a potential side effect of the rising cost of living and higher interest rates, although house prices in the short term are expected to rise –
The Cheshire based firm has made two senior appointments in newly created roles as they look to grow the practice and expand their in-house management expertise. Michelle Fisher has joined the Property Department as Conveyancing
Property sale fall-throughs down on pandemic peak but will still cost homesellers £788m this year. Market analysis from property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, estimates that property sale fall-throughs could cost the UK property market £787.7m
The latest new-build sector insight by the new-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, has revealed that the Government has continued with its “woeful efforts” where new-build delivery is concerned, missing its latest target in 2021 by
The first conveyancing transaction to complete with an electronic signature not requiring a witness, has taken place. The top-100 firm Hugh James, has become the first conveyancer to complete a transaction with HMLR using an
As Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her unprecedented 70 years on the throne with her Platinum Jubilee, we take a look back at how much the UK Housing Market has changed from when her reign
Inspired by the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, property platform, Boomin, has revealed house prices on the nation’s Jubilee-themed road names. Boomin analysed price paid data records from the Land Registry for homes sold across England
As partners of Women in Residential Property (WIRP), we’re delighted to offer our readers an exclusive discount of 15% on tickets for the next WIRP lunch at Bank Restaurant in Birmingham on 23rd June. The
Research by YourBusinessNumber has revealed that while 98% of property professionals believe they are fully GDPR compliant when it comes to their customer communications, the vast majority are failing to take the necessary steps when
The UK has started its free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Mexico, with solicitors’ leaders hoping negotiators will lock in current legal services market access and increase trade in other sectors. The International Trade Secretary
The average price of property coming to market has hit a new record for the fourth consecutive month, rising to £367,501. This month’s increase of 2.1% (+£7,400) is the highest at this time of year
Latest ONS figures show that the average house price remained at a record high of £278,000 in March, up £24,000 in a year. Average house prices were up 9.8% in the year, down from 11.3%
Following an in-depth Phase 2 investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced last week that it has provisionally found the acquisition of tmgroup by Dye & Durham to substantially lessen competition in the supply
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