The Law Commission has put forward radical new proposals aimed at delivering a fairer deal for leasehold homeowners. Designed to give leaseholders security and control over their homes the proposals include: Options for changing the 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.
Established in 1862, The HM Land Registry has now registered more than 25.2 million titles. In 2017, remarkably, a Northern Powergrid electricity substation in Gateshead became the 25 millionth title to be entered in the Land Register. HM Land Read More
Earlier this year, a new online platform was launched which allows people the opportunity to buy a property in just one click. The Dot Button, which was created by one of the founders of buy-to-let Read More
The Government has announced that foreign companies that own UK properties will have to reveal their ultimate owners on the world’s first public register. Furthermore, criminals who illegally profit from owning British property could Read More
House prices increased by 3% in the year to May 2018 (down from 3.5% in April 2018) according to the Office of National Statistics. This is its lowest annual rate since August 2013 when it was also 3.0%. The annual growth Read More
Ombudsman issues a statement following Trading Standards Warning to Estate
Following yesterday’s press release from Trading Standards – or more specifically the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) – entitled ‘Warning to estate agents still signed up with Ombudsman Services for redress – make the switch’, Read More
LFS are delighted to announce the final shortlist for the LFS Conference and Awards which is taking place at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham on the 19th September. The LFS Conference and Awards is Read More
Trading Standards has warned agents that they must switch to a valid redress service. Agents who do not do so by 6 August will leave customers unable to access free alternative dispute resolution services. And, as Read More
In a recent interview, Rightmove’s director of data services, Tim Bannister, revealed that the property portal can now predict when the best time to sell is and when there might be a crash.Read More
Most properties are registered at Land Registry with “general boundaries” only.Read More
The UK private rental sector could lose more than 100,000 homes over the next 12 months according to the latest research.Read More
26% of homeowners select the first available mortgage when it comes to selecting a mortgage offer and does not shop around for the best deal for their financial circumstances, according to Noddle research.Read More
According to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), specialist lenders’ gross annual lending has increased by 19% year-on-year. This makes specialist lending one of the fastest growing sectors in the mortgage industry. Read More
According to Which? several estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.Read More
There has been a lot of talk in the property sector about blockchain technology, especially since the first online property transaction by blockchain was completed. Read More
This week, HM Land Registry took another step towards making the home-buying process simpler, faster and cheaper. Launching a new digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register, the development highlights the government’s ambition to become Read More
Conveyancing software developer ULS Technology plc has confirmed that it has re-contracted with Lloyds Banking Group for two years. The deal will initially run until 2020 with further options to extend.Read More
There’s no doubting that there’s a huge amount of collective frustration from housing market stakeholders around the constant changing of Housing Ministers over – let’s face it – the past 21 years.Read More
The BBC has delved into Land Registry data to reveal the areas across England and Wales where property has yet to reach £1m.Read More
SRA Reform Proposal allows freelance legal services
Today’s Conveyancer Discussion Panel: SRA Reform Proposal allows freelance legal services Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently published their package of reforms in which it was proposed that solicitors should be allowed to deliver reserved Read More
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