Record month for myhomemove
The UK’s largest conveyancer myhomemove has revealed that it experienced a record August, with 3938 completions in 22 working days. This breaks the firm’s own record for the most transactions ever completed in a month. Doug Crawford, CEO of myhomemove said: "August has proved a phenomenal month for myhomemove, allowing us to break our own […]
Fake Land Registry emails contain malware
A number of emails hiding a piece of malware have been circulating, purporting to come from the Land Registry. The emails inform recipients that some fees will be collected by the Land Registry from their accounts. They have been reported to include the following wording: “This is notification that Land Registry will debit 202.00 GBP […]
Government offer £400m private rental investment opportunity
Housing Minister Mark Prisk has offered a huge investment opportunity as part of the £1bn Build to Rent scheme. The scheme will operate alongside £10bn in government housing guarantees and support developers and investors who want to move into the private rental market. In July, the first Build to Rent deal was signed, which will […]
House prices reach record high
Average house prices have reached £233,776 following an increase of £7,275 over the last 12 months. According to the latest House Price Index issued by LSL house prices increased 0.4% in Agust from July signally a new record high. The number of sales was over 70,000 for the second month in a row. Richard Sexton, […]