House Prices up 1.7% in January
House prices across the UK have risen by 1.7% in January, according to Halifax’s House Prices Index. According to the index the average UK house price is now £212,430. The index also says house prices have risen 9.7% in the twelve months to date, and 2.2% over the last three months, a slight increase over […]
Quarter of a million Help to Buy ISAs opened but effectiveness is questioned
A quarter of a million first time buyers, more than half of whom are aged 30 and under, have opened a Help to Buy: ISA since the Government’s landmark scheme launched on 1st December 2015, equivalent to 1 person opening an account every 30 seconds, or over 3,000 a day. The first home buyers have […]
SRA claims majority of public support independent regulation
82% of adults in England Wales say solicitors should be regulated independently, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The survey of 1,810 conducted by ComRes found 86% of adults in England and Wales believe solicitors should be regulated with 68% also saying they would be more likely to trust a profession regulated independently. When […]
GeoSmart joins CoPSO as an Executive Member
The innovative property reports and data provider to shape a sustainable future for environmental due diligence for property professionals. GeoSmart Information, a sister company of ESI, one of the UK’s leading environmental consultancies, has joined The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) as an Executive Member. CoPSO is the major trade association for the property […]
The de-skilling of conveyancing
One thing that old fogies (like myself!) sometimes bang on about is the de-skilling of conveyancing since the golden days of their youth and that this and the growth of ‘conveyancing factories’ is the cause of all the ills in the modern world. However, the real problem with conveyancing is that the skills and knowledge […]
ETSOS leads the way with Lender Approved Guarantee
Since ETSOS, the leading search supermarket for conveyancing practitioners, launched in 2010 we have made a habit of disrupting the search market with innovative solutions designed to make our client’s lives easier… And we may very well have done it again with our latest product launch; our Lender Approved Guarantee. Order a Personal (Regulated) Local […]
tmgroup welcomed as members of LSSA
tmgroup have been welcomed as members of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA). As the UK’s leading representative body for legal systems developers and vendors, the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) sets and maintains professional standards within the industry and manages areas of mutual interest between lawyers and software providers. tmgroup lead the market in […]