What conveyancers have to know about the CML Handbook changes
The CML lenders’ Handbook provides comprehensive instructions for any professional who is acting on behalf of lenders in residential conveyancing transactions. On 30th November 2015, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) will adjust part 2 of the Handbook, after the removal of the ability of an individual CML member lender to impose specific building insurance […]
Interview with Greg Bryce, newly appointed Managing Director of SearchFlow
Last week SearchFlow appointed Greg Bryce as Managing Director. In an exclusive interview he told Jane Common at Today’s Conveyancer why he’s excited about his new role and what he will bring to it…. How are you settling into your new job? “I’m very excited about it. I’m moving down to Kent, where our head […]
June Market Trend Data from Land Registry
The June data shows an annual price increase of 5.4% which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £181,619 overtaking the previous peak of £180,983 in November 2007. Monthly house prices up 1.1% since May 2015. The regional data indicates that: The region with the most significant annual price increase is London […]
Top tips for PII renewal 2015
You may recall my advice last year for a pain-resistant renewal. I hope that it helped you towards your least-troublesome Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal of recent times. But time has a habit of passing, and when looking towards your next renewal there is insight to be gained from the last 12 months, and in […]
It’s a fracking loss!
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is the technique of drilling down into the earth and injecting fluid (a mixture of water, sand and toxic chemicals) into the ground, at a very high pressure, in order to fracture shale rocks to release the natural gas and oil inside and let it flow out to the head of a […]