The aspiration gap among renters widens to sky-high levels, as over 93% wish to be homeowners, but just 6% expect to buy in the next 12 months Comes as almost half (44%) of tenants say a lack of affordable, first-time buyer homes is the most significant problem the facing the UK Despite this concern, less […]Read More
As a firm committed to their clients, who actively work towards streamlining the conveyancing process for solicitors and conveyancers, Searches UK are delighted to have been nominated for the Modern Law Award for Supporting the Industry in the 26+ Employees category. Searches UK provide a comprehensive range of residential and commercial property searches alongside a broad […]Read More
Convey Law Conveyancer, Geraint Aubrey, has completed his mountaineering challenge in the Swiss Alps. Geraint climbed 4 huge mountains in the Swiss Alps, culminating in a 17 hour trek up Monte Rosa, with adverse weather conditions preventing the summit of the Matterhorn Mountain. The fundraising challenge reached £42,000 last week with an additional £1,000 being […]Read More
The September data shows an annual price increase of 5.3% which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £186,553. Monthly house prices up 1.0% since August 2015. The regional data indicates that: The region with the most significant annual price increase is London with a movement of 9.6% London also experienced the […]Read More
Conveyancing search provider, SearchFlow, which is part of dmgi::land&property, has boosted its senior management team further with the latest appointment of Colin Breavington as Operations Director. Colin has a broad commercial background gained from high profile roles in both sales and operational transformation and management. At SearchFlow, Colin will be overseeing the business and operational […]Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is helping law firms that want to expand their business beyond traditional legal services by publishing new guidance on the Separate Business Rule. From November, the SRA will change its rules to make it easier for solicitor-owned firms to be involved in separate businesses that offer a range of professional […]Read More
Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (28th October 2015) revealed its quarterly completion levels for both purchases and remortgages were up considerably in Q3 compared to Q2 this year. The total number of purchase completions in Q2 were up by 36%, while remortgage completions improved by 22%. Total completions were up by 31% […]Read More
Certain workplaces such as basements, mines and utility industry service ducts can have significant levels of radon. However, all workplaces such as schools, offices and care homes can be affected by high levels of radon. Legislation has been put in place to ensure that the risk from radon to employees is reduced. 1 The Health […]Read More
House sales to first time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September – a rise of nine percentage points from last month The number of house-hunters searching for properties dropped this month The number of properties available to buy at each estate agent branch fell marginally NAEA releases September Housing Market Report The […]Read More
New product set to transform searches for multiple properties Automation reduces time spent printing and co-ordinating documents New technology reflects wider data-driven innovations in the industry Search Acumen – the leading conveyancing search provider – has launched its latest product, Portfolio Cloud, which allows conveyancers to conduct searches across entire portfolios through a single interface. […]Read More
Ever increasing fraud levels and increasingly sophisticated methods of fraud are, it seems, an ever-present threat now for the property transaction and sadly this isn’t a new problem. Back in 2008 research by American Express identified identification (ID) theft as the biggest security concern for 43% of individuals in the survey – higher even than […]Read More
Does my bum look big in this? Do I look ok? Do you think I am right? Whether male or female we all hate being asked these questions but sometimes people want an opinion to make them feel secure. How would you like an expert opinion on a planning report which would make your client […]Read More
Spaces filling up fast for 5th annual Conference hosted by Paul Lewis The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and the Bold Legal Group (BLG) have announced that Dame Janet Paraskeva the recently appointed Chair of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) will deliver the keynote speech at the Conference this year which will be held […]Read More
Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny joined forces with the Law Society to celebrate the best examples of innovation and good practice across the legal profession at a glittering event in London’s Hilton Hotel on Park Lane. As a sponsor of the 2015 Law Society Excellence Awards, Moneypenny joined more than 600 representatives of law firms from England […]Read More
Value of monthly gross remortgage lending also rose by 5% to £4.4 billion from last month Average amount of equity withdrawn by remortgaging is 77% higher than in September 2014 Remortgaging remains affordable across the country: average LTV for remortgage loans drops in eight out of 10 regions The latest figures from LMS reveal that […]Read More
Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (26th October 2015) appointed two conveyancing operators, BM Solutions Conveyancing and eConveyancer, part of the ULS Group, as preferred providers to the network. The appointment will include integration of both BM Solutions’ Conveyancing and eConveyancer’s platforms into Stonebridge’s own technology system, Revolution. BM Solutions Conveyancing offer […]Read More
OneSearch Direct, the largest local search data company in the UK, has today released a brand new website to spearhead the launch of several exciting changes within the company. What started out as a concept for a user-friendly ordering platform led to many months of development, collaboration, and innovation. The end result, following consultation with […]Read More
The Land Registry published a blog last month, aimed at highlighting ways that practitioners can eliminate errors on their applications to help quicken the process Online applications at the Land Registry have opened up a whole new process for conveyancers, creating an easier and overall more efficient system. The legal system is often criticised for […]Read More
Homemovers have the potential to open up a whole world of opportunities for law firms beyond the instructed conveyance. For most a house purchase is the first time they will be brought into contact with the legal services sector. It stands to reason that, as first through the door, this puts your law firm in […]Read More
This week’s Slater brings up one of the serious depates within the property market – who’s to blame if things go wrong? Is there anything you think can be done by conveyancers to improve the current market, or do problems lie elsewhere? Conveyancing solicitors need to be given a kick in the ass if […]Read More
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