Who says the housing market isn't moving?
Today’s Conveyancer has posted six new conveyancing related jobs in the last four days. If you’re on the lookout for a new conveyancing role why not have a look at our job pages.
Optima expand transactional team in Newcastle
Optima the large Bradford based conveyancer and member of the Conveyancing Association have been rumoured to be closing their Newcastle operation which they acquired from McKeags and Dickinson Dees approximately 5 years ago. David Duckworth, Head of Conveyancing, has robustly confirmed that nothing could be further from the truth. Talking exclusively to Today’s Conveyancer David […]
CQS London networking event
PSG , one of the market leading providers of property searches and reports to the Legal and conveyancing profession opened the first of the current series of Networking events for The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme members in London last Thursday. The main topic for debate was once again Lender Panels and the recent changes […]
DX acquires Nightfreight
DX Group Limited (“DX”), the UK & Ireland’s independent mail, courier and logistics network operator, has today completed the acquisition of Nightfreight. The DX handles over 1 million letters, packets and parcels per day, with a next day service to 99.7% of UK business and residential addresses. Pinsent Masons and Linklaters advised on the acquisition. […]
CML Survey shows rise in mortgage lending
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has released the Regulated Mortgage Survey which shows a 22% year-on-year rise in the number of mortgages taken out. A total of 35,600 mortgages were taken out in January 2012. These loans are worth £5.3 billion, a 23% increase on January 2011. These figures are down 25% on volume […]
RICS Housing Market Survey shows signs that confidence is returning to the property market
The RICS Housing Market Survey February 2012 was released today. The results seem to show a more optimistic view of the performance of the housing market over the next few months. The net price balance for February was -13. This means that 13% more surveyors recorded price falls than price rises. However, the wider […]