Search Acumen comments on ONS House Price Index June 2018
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The UK property market takes its lead from London and the South East. While parts of the UK continue to enjoy healthy levels of house price growth, the dips being witnessed in London will no doubt be casting a sense of unease among investors in the market. […]
SRA Compensation Fund grants increase by £5 million in 2017
The SRA’s Annual Review for 2017 has found that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) awarded £15.2 million in grants from the Compensation Fund, this is a £5 million increase on 2016 figures. The average claimant claimed £22,000, with the total number of claims in 2017 topping 2,174. The majority of cases that claimed money from […]
the number of mortgage approvals continues to increase
Despite the number of housing transactions decreasing in recent months, the number of mortgage approvals have increased, according to a survey from e.serv. The survey compares the nation’s changing monthly mortgage approval figures and has found that 66,590 mortgages were approved for the month of July. This is a 1.5% hike from June’s figures. Worryingly, […]
first-time buyers in a perpetual state of distress and dread
Despite Government incentives and plans to help ease the burden for first-time buyers, a recent report conducted by Aldermore, insists that many still struggle under the immense stress and pressure buying a property can place on a person. 52% of first-time buyers surveyed admitted that their health suffered because of the home buying process. This […]
23% Annual Growth Sees Challenger Firms Set The Pace Among Top Conveyancers
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – Q2 2018 edition Firms ranked between 51st and 100th experienced largest yearly transaction growth (23%) as the challenger firms set the pace within the top 100, building on momentum from 2017 Those ranked 1st to 50th follow closely behind with 19% annual growth Total conveyancing volumes for England and […]