Mutuals lead on Funding for Lending
In the first year of the Funding for Lending Scheme building societies and other mutual lenders accounted for £15.7 billion of net lending. During the period banks and other lenders reduced their lending by over £12 billion but accounted for £16 million of the FLS pot. Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the BSA […]
In-Deed Brand Acquired by Fitzalan Partners
Online conveyancing brand In-Deed has been acquired by Fitzalan Partners for an undisclosed sum. Fitzalan Partners own and operate a number of online brands within the legal and property space, including national conveyancing provider Fridaysmove. The company acquired In-Deed from Runnett & Co, who had operated In-Deed since June 2013. Chris Salmon, Director at Fitzalan […]
CRL Update – Parish Fee Waived
The Law Society reported recently that the Parochial Church Council of St Mary the Virgin in Horsell, Woking, has decided not to enforce or impose chancel repair liability on its community. For those affected in this parish there will be a huge sigh of relief to have this potentially crippling liability removed…but is that really […]
Searches UK’s shock baby joy!
Searches UK, one of the country’s leading providers of searches to UK conveyancing practitioners, is overjoyed, albeit completely surprised, to announce the news that one of their team members gave birth to a healthy baby boy, weighing 6lb 4oz on 1 November. Vicky Grace, who is a highly valued member of the Searches UK team, […]