HM Land Registry reveal June land sales and price growth hit 5 year low
Although UK house prices continue to increase, they are rising at their lowest levels since 2013, according to the most recent HM land registry price index data. House prices increased by 3% in the month of June, this is down from 3.5% in May and replicates the lowest price increases of 2013. The average UK […]
Property Industry share views on One-click Conveyancing – Reality or Dream?
As the Government urges the conveyancing industry to reform the homebuying process to modernise an archaic process, what is the likelihood of ‘one-click’ purchase becoming a reality for home buyers? In April this year, the first digital mortgage deed was signed and registered at the HM Land Registry and filed by Enact Conveyancing and Coventry […]
Rising house prices are preventing young people from purchasing property
Today’s property market, much like the stereotypical bouncer of a weekend nightclub, is asking the young for their ID and then preventing them from purchasing property, according to a recent joint report carried out by the BBC and Institute for Fiscal Studies. The report compared today’s market of home ownership for 25-34-year-olds, against the market of 1995-1996. The results clearly and unsurprisingly […]