HMLR Hit With Widespread Digital And Phone Technical Issues
HM Land registry (HMLR) have boasted that their digital, holistic Local Land Charges (LLC) system will reduce official search times from “8 weeks to 8 clicks.” Unfortunately, the digital system that was supposed to avoid unnecessary and avoidable delays was blighted with ‘technical issues,’ disrupting its online and phone service for over 24 hours. Although […]
Conveyancing Firms Fall To Lowest Levels Since 2011
According to Search Acuman’s Conveyancing Market Tracker quarter three statistics, active conveyancing firms operating in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest levels since records began in 2011. In particular, the number of smaller conveyancing firms that are able to process and complete up to twenty-five cases per month have dropped by 10% in […]
Political Uncertainty Impacts Mortgage and Remortgage Completions In October
This week our nation has witnessed a Government in chaos; the Withdrawal Agreement vote in Parliament was cancelled which triggered a vote of confidence and a third of the conservative party in disagreement with their leadership. It is therefore little surprise that the property market continues to struggle amidst such overwhelming Brexit related uncertainty and […]