Conveyancer Elected Mayor
Sara Wakefield a conveyancer and trainee solicitor from the Cheshire based law firm Rowlinsons has been elected as the new Mayor of Frodsham. After joining Rowlinsons in 2009 as a paralegal, Sara was promoted to Conveyancing Executive in the law firm’s award winning Conveyancing Team. Last month the team were awarded the Property Award at […]
Building Societies Association announce new Chief Executive
The Building Societies Association have announced the appointment of Robin Fieth as their new Chief Executive. Mr Fieth is currently the Executive Director, Members and Operations at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He will take up the role on 1 December 2013. Commenting on his appointment, Mr Fieth said: "Building societies […]
GroundSure launch market first
GroundSure have today launched a new product which looks at which areas of the country may be affected by fracking, windfarms and other energy resource exploration. The “GroundSure Energy” report will identify sites of interest within 25km of a property. Dan Montagnani, Managing Director, GroundSure explained the reasons for launching the product: “With home-buyers increasingly […]
Compare the Market owner buys Minster Law
In the largest outright purchase deal to date the BGL Group, the owner of a number of businesses including price-comparison site Compare the Market, has bought personal injury specialist Minster Law. The BGL Group has a claims management company and insurance firm in its portfolio. The two businesses are understood to have a held a […]
New home registrations on the increase
Year-on-year figures show that new home registrations are 26% higher for the period January to April compared to the same period last year, 43,223 in 2013 compared to 34,236 in 2012. According to the latest figures from the National House-Building Council (NHBC) new home registrations increased 39% in April from 8,238 in April 2012 to […]
Money Box looks once again at fraud
Saturday’s Money Box looked at the issue of fraudsters cloning the websites of financial advisors in order to encourage consumers to make fake investments and then make off with the money. The programme reported that there have been as many as 50 cases over the last year. Money Box had been contacted by a firm […]
House prices increase
The latest Land Registry’s House Price Index showed that annual prices increased by 0.7 per cent. The April Index showed increases taking the average property value in England and Wales to £161,458. The monthly change from March to April shows an increase of 0.4 per cent. The Land Registry also released figures for those organisations […]
Indeed Online sells Runnett & Co
One of the largest new entrants to the conveyancing market in recent years has scaled back its operations and been sold back to its original owner. We reported earlier in the week that Indeed Online PLC had taken the decision to cut its Directors pay following disappointing second half results. Today they announced that the […]
