SearchFlow Supports Local Land Charges Awards For Excellence 2019
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider – is supporting the 2019 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, sponsoring the Best Customer Experience Award category. The awards, which are organised by Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, take place on Monday 4th March at Birmingham’s prestigious Sky High venue at […]
Searches UK And HM Land Registry Seminars Announced
Searches UK and the HM Land Registry are jointly hosting a series of informative and interactive Free Legal Seminars to provide an update on the current developments and a look into the future of the legal conveyancing sector. The CPD accredited events are designed to inform conveyancers and solicitors on a range of interesting topics […]
Brexit Deters 74% Of Millennial Home Owners From Moving
The vast majority of millennials that currently own property are adamant that Brexit ambiguity will be the main deterrent preventing them from attempting to move home within the next two years. According to recent research, conducted by moving specialists AnyVan.com, 74% of respondents aged under 35-years-old are anxious of the implications Brexit will have on […]
Unannounced HMRC AML Visits Crack Down On Non-Compliant Estate Agents
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers have continued the fight against money laundering in the UK by visiting over 50 agencies suspected of trading without officially registering with HMRC; a clear breach under anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Amongst the largest businesses in breach of AML regulations was Countrywide who have amassed fines in excess of […]
Annual Number Of Landlords Registering For Buy-To-Let Property Plummets
The number of registered buy-to-let investors have plummeted in the past year. According to research from the largest independent estate agents, Haart, the number of landlords registering to buy rental property in the UK decreased by 37.4% on an annual basis. The number of interested investors in London have seen an even more extensive drop […]
Conveyancing Defies Brexit Uncertainty To Hit Post-EU Referendum High In Q4 2018
The average number of cases conveyancing firms dealt with in Q4 2018 (65) was the highest quarterly figure recorded since before the 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union Total conveyancing volumes in the market were up 8% in Q4 2018 from the previous quarter as the industry enjoyed a strong end […]