Remortgage activity has fallen for a consecutive month in the run up to Christmas but there are positive signs for an uplift in Quarter 1 of 2024, according to the latest LMS Monthly Remortgage Snapshot. In a Read More
An overview of the activity that’s taking place within the residential property market. Keeping track of what’s happening with housing is important for conveyancers to build knowledge and plan developments within your practice. If you have conducted research or would like us to report on particular figures, please email press@todaysconveyancer.co.uk.
A “partial recovery in market confidence and transaction volumes is expected in 2024 as interest rates ease and affordability improves” according to the Halifax UK Housing Market Review and Outlook for 2024. The review was released last Read More
There is evidence that the growth of remote working and not being tied to living near our places of work ahs had an impact on home movers. The median distance moved by UK home movers Read More
Navigating the Future: My Predictions for the Property Market in
As I look ahead to 2024, I foresee transformative shifts in the property market driven by a range of initiatives, aligning with my vision for a more streamlined and transparent home buying and selling experience. In Read More
OnTheMarket sale “a pledge to do something truly transformational in
A challenger property portal to Rightmove and Zoopla has been sold to American data and tech firm CoStar. OnTheMarket was launched in 2013 and from the outset it was owned and funded as a mutual with Read More
A public consultation on updating the assessment criteria for energy efficiency, which in turn generates the information in EPCs, has been launched to gather views on updating the home energy rating system in the UK. Read More
The government has allocated £80m to brownfield regeneration in an effort to meet housebuilding targets and demand. In a move welcomed in some quarters the money will be used to “transform neglected land into beautiful Read More
Will 2024 be the end of the short-term mortgage? That is the question posed by Nathan Reilly, Director of Twenty7tec as he looks ahead to 2024 and the trends the mortgage advisor platform has seen throughout 2023. Read More
Mortgage lending is predicted to fall to pre-Covid levels according to UK Finance figures released this week. Lending for property purchases has fallen by 23% in 2023, and is predicted to fall a further 8% in 2024 before a Read More
CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, Iain McKenzie delivers his thoughts what we learnt from the property market in 2023, and what the year ahead might look like for property professionals. Describing the market as “Read More
It is fair to say that ‘Home Information Packs (HIPs) 1.0’ wasn’t exactly embraced by the industry and eventually brought the “quasi-lawyers” (estate agents) out onto the streets with their pitchforks! The reticence then was Read More
A halt in interest rate rises, lower mortgage interest rates and rising house prices have contributed to an increase in positive sentiment across home buyers. A third of people recently surveyed think house prices will Read More
Plans for Leasehold reform, first announced in the King’s Speech and the subsequent Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, could cost the taxpayer millions of pounds in compensation. Trade body the Residential Freehold Association (RFA) Read More
There’s no two ways about it, the property market is fragmented. In a bygone age property transactions were much simpler and efficient. Physical cash, deeds, and contracts were exchanged in person as property changed Read More
The property market in England is estimated to have risen in value by as much as 27% following the pandemic. It has been suggested that the total value of property now sits at £7.7tn, up from £6.1Read More
The appointment of a trio of senior hires has been hailed as a “milestone” for regional law firm Steele Raymond. The appointments of Tim Higham and Jane Lynch in their residential property and private client Read More
A pressure group that says it represents the interests of property lawyers has described the Parts A, B, and C guidance introduced last week by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team as “Read More
Claim: Express conveyancing trial cuts home move times in half
A self styled homebuying platform and challenger portal has claimed it has succeeded in cutting transaction times in half following a year-long express conveyancing trial. OneDome describes itself as “a digital platform for property transactions Read More
A survey of SME home builders has identified planning system failings and falling buyer demand as two key factors in the fall in the number of new homes being built. The Federation of Masters Builders’ (Read More
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