One week to go until the LFS Conference and Awards!
The fourth annual Law Firm Services (LFS) Conveyancing Awards will be presented at a glittering gala evening on 17th September in Milton Keynes, where over 350 leading members of the conveyancing and estate agency profession will be present. The awards evening will follow the annual Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference, which has a wide range […]
Home sales see 14% monthly decline
The latest LSL England and Wales House Price Index for August 2015 has been released and the data shows: Average house prices across England and Wales jumped £1,900 in August – fastest rise seen for past twelve months Takes property values to eighth peak this year, standing at £282,816 after 4.1% annual increase East Anglia […]
SRA Compensation Fund pays out over £23 million
The SRA Compensation Fund paid out over £23,800 million in the year to 31st October 2014, latest figures reported to the SRA Board meeting reveal. Grants are primarily paid from the Fund to compensate those who have lost out financially as a result of money not being accounted for, or in some cases misappropriated, by […]
UK home sales decline by 4%
The latest Halifax House Price Index data has reported: House prices in the latest three months (June-August) were 3.0% higher than in the preceding three months Prices in the three months to August were 9.0% higher than in the same three months a year earlier The average monthly costs associated with buying a three bedroom […]
The hidden legacy of mining and mineral extraction in the UK
The history of Great Britain is built upon the foundations of local mineral extraction. Valuable commodities such as coal, stone and metallic minerals have been extracted from beneath our feet for millennia and it is the often hidden legacy of this industry that can cause problems for the ever-growing UK property market today. When you […]
Conveyancing no longer ‘Safe as Houses’
The latest SRA Risk Outlook reiterated the threat of fraudsters for a second time this year; the banging of the bogus firm drum is getting louder. More and more law firms are implementing risk management strategies and processes to combat the criminal conveyancer. Walker Morris’ Banking Litigation specialist Alasdair Urwin explains how to best mitigate and […]