Secret Owners Have Purchased Over 95,000 UK Homes
Despite increased attempts to crack down on money laundering, the opaque and murky reality of UK property ownership was made clear this weekend with the announcement that more than £56 billion (taken from Land Registry statistics in 2017) worth is secretly owned. Based on current property prices, this secret haul could be worth more than […]
Over 25% Of SMEs Fail To Implement Any Cyber Security Measures
Only 8% of small to medium sized law firms have failed to implement any cyber security measures last year. In comparison, over a quarter of the UK’s small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have no cyber security measures or strategies in place. However, according to the ‘Would you be Ready for a Cyber Attack’ survey, commissioned […]
Brexit Uncertainty Continues To Stifle Housing Market
The usual buoyant residential spring market has failed to spring into action. Instead, continued uncertainty around the UK’s future in Europe is stifling the property market and subduing transaction figures. According to the most recent housing index, by Rightmove, property prices crept up nationally by only 0.4%. This figure is 0.3% below the five-year average […]
First-Time Buyer Mortgages Decrease In February
According to the latest mortgage report from e.surv, in the month to February the number of loans approved has increased by 3.8%. Although the mortgage market continued to grow in February, there are indications that political uncertainty is having an affect on confidence in purchasing property at this moment in time. The report found that […]