Firstly, congratulations to Geeks — not all geeks everywhere but our technology partner — Geeks Ltd — who won the 2014 Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation last month. Apart from the fact that we are very pleased for Read More
There’s no doubting that us Brits are passionate about owning our property; especially when compared to our European cousins. Sure, many people have been bruised following the downturn and economic turbulence of recent years Read More
Searches UK raise money for charity in the Brighton legal walk Searches UK, a leading provider of searches to UK conveyancing practitioners, is both proud and delighted to be joining the 10k Brighton Legal Walk Read More
Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has reported its busiest ever bank holiday weekend in terms of the number of calls taken for its continually growing portfolio of legal clients. Over the May Day weekend, Moneypenny’s Read More
– Property sales transactions at risk of collapse – Delays inevitable due to local authority staff cuts – Quality of information will deteriorate Local authority CEOs have mooted a possible legal challenge against central government following a meeting Read More
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has launched a six week consultation asking for views on its proposals for publishing data about the disciplinary history of the individuals and firms it regulates. We would like to Read More
Beaumont Legal, one of the country’s fastest growing conveyancing firms, has been voted Best Law Firm for Conveyancing for the second consecutive year, after the Wakefield-based solicitors clinched top honours at the 2014 First Time Read More
The CML has reported a significant reduction in outstanding interest-only mortgage debt. A year after the agreement between the CML and the FCA that lenders would contact borrowers with interest-only mortgages due to mature before 2020, Read More
Five per cent of households in the UK plan to buy a property in the next year, according to a new survey. The report, carried out by Ipsos Mori and Knight Frank, found that 7.9 per Read More
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning of fraudulent employee references. Together with BBC1’s Fake Britain, the FSB cooperated on a survey of 1,800 small firms, which found that nearly one in five had Read More
Landnet has released the latest issue of its customer magazine. The April issue covers how lower fees are passing savings on to their customers and how the disputes procedure has evolved over the last decade. Read More
Residential Conveyancing News Chancel Repair Liability – 12,000 New properties registered (Published by The Independent) Rural communities in uproar as 250 Parochial Church Councils (PCC) register Chancel Repair Liability against 12,000 properties across the UK. The PCC Read More