22% drop in home buyers looking for conveyancing quotes in wake of Brexit vote
A house moving comparison site says the number of requests for conveyancing quotes fell by 22% in the wake of the vote to leave the EU. According to ReallyMoving.com, the impact of Brexit on house buying behaviour has been dramatic and immediate, both on expected property prices and on transaction volumes. Based on 8,500 registrations […]
Dagenham woman jailed for Right-to-Buy fraud
A woman has been jailed for 20 months last week after pleading guilty to subletting her council property and providing false information in order to purchase it under the Right to Buy scheme. However Council officers have yet to confiscate the fraudulently obtained discount as well as the income from subletting the property. Moshoodat Oladejo, or […]
Martin Cheek on money laundering, cybercrime and what estate agents need to do to help
According to Martin Cheek of Smartsearch UK, estate agents are the biggest risk in the property buying process when it comes to money laundering, and that whilst conveyancers might be on the ball, their counterparts are far from on the ball. The Smartsearch MD has been in anti-money laundering for years and recently spoke to Today’s Conveyancer’s […]
SearchFlow geared up to CON29 changes and business as usual
The Law Society’s revisions to the CON29 forms have now been in place since Monday 4th July and have been rolled out successfully to conveyancers, reports SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists. The changes to CON29 forms have been implemented to improve the quality and consistency of information. In addition, some new mandatory questions to the forms relating […]
Low interest rates boost equity release market
Older savers forced to look for alternative ways of generating income have turned to equity release to boost their savings.