CMA justify stance on Land Registry
The Competition and Markets Authority has published a follow-up on their response to the Land Registry privatisation consultation. The CMA had previously expressed concerns over the government’s favoured option, stating they did not believe it could deliver the benefits the Treasury believed it could. Writing on the CMA blog, Assistant Director for Advocacy Elliott Scanlon […]
Knights Professional Services completes greatest number of transactions in May according to Land Registry
Land registry completed 1,491,651 applications in May. Of those, 365,745 were dealings, down from 404,747 in April. There were also 81,583 transactions for value. There were also 697,066 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register or title plan, down from 725,585 in April. Top ten Land Registry customers for transactions Knights professional […]
BIS ‘Call for evidence’ presents significant opportunity for conveyancing sector
There are certainly moments in life and business which come laden with importance; at the time of writing we are just days away from a political and economic one with the EU Referendum vote set to take place. However, a little closer to home, one definitely has the feeling that, in terms of the future […]
Help to Buy ISA rendered useless as house prices soar
As asking prices for houses in England and Wales rise to a record high, prospective first time buyers who have carefully saved their deposits in Help to Buy ISAs are finding themselves priced out of the market. With the maximum threshold on houses that can be bought under the scheme set at £250,000 for homes outside […]
Changes to Local Authority Searches from the 4th July bring about a new modern look for the PSG Regulated Search
On Monday 4th July, the Law Society will release their revised CON 29 and CON 29O forms. The revisions aim to bring improvements to the quality and consistency of local authority held data, which in turn should assist in the standardisation and interpretation of council searches. Most questions on the CON 29 have been amended […]
CA put together working group ahead of call for evidence on home buying process
Ahead of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills call for evidence on the home buying process, the Conveyancing Association has announced a working group to deliver a response. The CA say the call for evidence, to be published later this year, will “focus on all areas of the process” to help cut the number […]