CoPSO speaks out on strike action over Land Registry plans
With the government currently holding a consultation on the future of the Land Registry, proposing it’s part-privatisation, the PCS Union has said it will not rule out taking strike action. The Land Registry has been a part of the civil service since 1862 and its office in Swansea employs over 400 people to gather and […]
PEPA slams Pickles for loss of £6mil in EPC information
The Property and Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has written to The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, highlighting the amount of money lost due to his department’s inefficient use of energy information. Three independent studies concluded that over 15 per cent of consumers implement energy efficiency recommendations in Energy Performance Certificates […]
Lender Exchange Interview
Lender Exchange, a privately run centralised panel management system for lenders to collate information from law firms in the conveyancing sector, is set to launch over the next few weeks. Today’s Conveyancer spoke to Justin Parkinson, Managing Director of Decision First, which will operate Lender Exchange, in the run-up to launch. When does Lender Exchange […]
Eight new buyers chase every new instruction
A study has revealed that there are now eight buyers chasing every new instruction on the market. With attractive mortgage products like buy-to-let now on offer, competition for property across the country is rising, with the number of new buyers up by over a quarter annually, at 26 per cent. The findings also showed that […]
Market continues to tighten as demand strengthens further
The February 2014 RICS residential market survey has shown a continuation of trends since mid-2013, with the headline price net balance remaining positive as prices continue to rise across the UK. Sustained increase in demand coupled with a lack of new instructions has kept house prices rising, with findings showing the most acute lack of […]
High LTV lending hits six-year high
Lending to high LTV borrowers reached a six-year high in February, the highest monthly number since April 2008, a report reveals. Monthly high LTV loans topped 11,000 for the first time in six years, a rise of 74 per cent, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv, the UK’s largest chartered surveyor. Just over […]
Broker Conveyancing adds Gordons to panel
Broker Conveyancing has announced it has added Gordons Property Lawyers to its solicitor firm panel. The broker-focused conveyancing distributor has added the Maidenhead-based solicitor firm to the panel with immediate effect and broker users will be able to instruct it for remortgage business only. Gordons is a privately-owned remortgage conveyancing specialist offering competitive fees and […]
LMS joins forces with the West Bromwich Building Society to launch new legal panel and online portal
LMS has joined together with the West Bromwich Building Society to launch and manage its conveyancing panel, through the use of an innovative online portal. As part of the collaboration, LMS is providing legal panel management services for the building society’s approved solicitors and conveyancers, as well as offering conveyancing services. To join the new […]
Surrey Law Society Charity Dinner Sponsor
Index Property Information was today unveiled as the ‘Gold’ sponsor of the Surrey Law Society 2014 Charity Gala Dinner to be held in the stylish Prelude Suite at the Radisson Blu Edwardian in Guildford on Thursday 3rd April. The Charity Gala Dinner, this year supporting President Marek Bednarczyk’s chosen charity AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents), […]
Recent flood events call us all into action
The flooding may be subsiding, but we can’t afford to let the memories of its impact do the same? There is no denying that in recent times the world has experienced some pretty extreme weather events. Last year was Australia’s hottest in living memory, in the Philippines Typhoon Haiyan became the strongest typhoon ever recorded, […]