Brexit Uncertainty Drives Down Private Commercial Developments
Search Acumen comments on ONS Construction output in Great Britain, 11 January 2019 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The UK’s construction output continued to rise at a pace at the back end of 2018, no doubt fuelled by the impact that a strong Help to Buy scheme has had on the residential sector, particularly […]
CA Issues Response To Law Commission’s Leasehold Enfranchisement Reform Consultation
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has announced it has responded to the Law Commission’s leasehold enfranchisement reform consultation. The consultation paper, entitled, ‘Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease’, was published in September last year and the deadline for responses recently passed on the 7th […]
Artificial Intelligence Within The Legal Sector
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last month published a report which gives an interesting overview of how technology can help modernise and drive innovation in legal services. The report seeks to educate law firms on opportunities and risks from technological possibilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2019, the legal industry faces challenges such as […]
Residential And Buy-To-Let Mortgage Rates Reducing
Buyers within both the residential and buy-to-let sector have enjoyed a range of new products and reduced rates on existing products in recent months. Within the past week, mortgage lender, Barclays, have released eight new products and reduced their mortgage rates as lenders look to ignite the property market once again. The product in Barclays […]
FTB Mass Exodus Predicted Until Brexit Reaches Conclusion
Concerned that Brexit uncertainty could taint the purchase of their first taste of home ownership, first-time buyers are delaying making a housing offer prior to the Article 50 deadline of March 29th. Although confidence in the property market has struggled during the last quarter of 2018, the apocalyptic announcement in September by the Bank of […]
