New planning reforms set to dismantle housebuilding process
George Osbourne’s announcement of the new housing reforms on the 10th July 2015 unveiled a host of new measures in order to bolster the housebuilding process, by reforming the planning system. The new proposals set in place allow automatic planning permission to be granted on many brownfield sites in England. Major projects in the housing […]
Conveyancing Association hosts Lender Roundtable to tackle delays to home-buying process
Last month the Conveyancing Association (CA) met with leading lenders to discuss their common goals when it comes to streamlining the home-buying process. A small working group of CA Management Committee Members hosted the roundtable event, which took place in London on Thursday 23rd July. They were joined by representatives of Nationwide, Santander, TSB and […]
Creating vibrant new town centres: Change of Use Planning Legislation
Permitted development rights for change of use from office to residential purposes came into force back in 2013, with further recent amendments to the legislation. Shelley Spyrides, Commercial Property partner at Bryan and Mercer takes a look at the scheme and what this means for the future of commercial and residential property on our high […]
History of a British home
In the dictionary a home is ‘the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household’ and of course there are the famous quotes ‘there is no place like home and ‘home is where the heart is’. Houses are a basic necessity for survival; they are a place for storage […]
Conveyancers can rest easy with SearchFlow’s SOS Team
Legal firms needing to bolster their conveyancing operations can now turn to SearchFlow for help. The Searches Outsource Service Team, known as the SOS Team, is on hand to provide additional resource for the entire search order process. “The SOS Team can support solicitors in a number of ways,” explains SearchFlow Managing Director, Greg Bryce. […]