Rightmove review the impact of the First Buy on the second hand homes market.
Exactly one month on from the announcement in the budget of the Government’s First Buy scheme to help first-time buyers, research from Rightmove reveals what impact the scheme looks set to have on first-time buyer numbers and the wider property market. This will in turn impact on who will be buying conveyancing services from whom […]
Law Society’s CQS backed by Legal Ombudsman
The Law Society’s new home buyer quality mark, the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), is receiving the backing of the Legal Ombudsman in their commitment to ‘drive up standards in the home buying market’. The Legal Ombudsman, the complaints body for the legal profession, say the scheme, which opened for applications in January, has ‘a strong […]
Land Registry considers opening up competition for provision of Local Land Charges service business.
In a move that may generate further competition in the searches market the Land Registry has confirmed that it is exploring the possibility of developing its range of information services to include searches of the Local Land Charges Register and other information currently supplied by local authorities. Land Registry has stated that "Market research and […]
Firms rush to announce their CQS endorsement.
With the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) announcing their full endorsement of the CQS, stating that it sees the scheme as becoming a ‘prerequisite’ for membership to lenders’ panels, firms are keen to announce their involvement and protect their lender panel status. Firms are also keen to use the CQS mark to demonstrate the quality […]
Leading industry experts sign up to address UK Conveyancers’ conference
Some of the industry’s leading experts have put their weight behind ‘Moving with the Times’, the UK Conveyancing conference, which takes place on 7 September 2011. Harry Hill, ex-CEO of Countrywide Estate Agents and CPL, Desmond Hudson, Chief Executive of The Law Society and Eddie Goldsmith of The Conveyancing Association are just some of the […]
Goldsmith Williams partners with Age Partnership
Age Partnership, an equity release specialist, who are based in Leeds have appointed Goldsmith Williams as its exclusive legal services partner. The move is to enable processes to be streamlined and to realise ‘considerable operational efficiencies for clients’. With the new agreement in place all Age Partnership clients will be offered a ‘specialist legal service […]
A rise in demand for new homes
Taylor Wimpey, the new home builder, have told the Stock Exchange that their order book for new homes has seen a 20 per cent increase since December. Is this a sign that the new homes sector is on the mend? The statement provided to the Stock Exchange says that their new homes order book saw […]