Rolls Royce is a major aeronautical and engineering manufacturer and employer across Derbyshire. As it has grown and changed through the years, it has left its industrial footprint across a number of now redundant sites, Read More
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has decreased by more than £1 billion in the past year according to statistics revealed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). For the financial year 2017/18, the government amassed £12.9 billion in revenue Read More
Currently, there are around 1.7 million interest-only mortgages outstanding in the UK. When 200,000 of these mortgages are due to mature by 2020, it is understandable that a huge number of borrowers and lenders are concerned about what Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (Monday 29th April 2019) announced it has responded to the Law Commission’s consultation entitled, ‘Leasehold home ownership: Exercising the right to Read More
Law firms have reported receiving an email inviting them to pitch to represent a property development company in conveyancing transactions. In fact, the email is a scam, probably generated to gain information on individual law Read More
Two thirds (66%) of solicitors are currently experiencing high levels of stress, according to the latest findings from the Bellwether Report 2019 titled ‘Stress in the Legal Profession: Problematic or Inevitable’, published by LexisNexis UK. It highlights Read More
Louise Robinson has recently joined the PSA team at SearchFlow as Personal Searches Operations Manager. SearchFlow is the only search provider with an in-house nationwide personal search agency. In the last year, PSA has experienced Read More
Future Climate Info and Redbrick Solutions are delighted to invite you to our free webinar which will be presented by Neil Wood, Business Development Manager at FCI. Webinar details Dates: 9th May 11am & 16th Read More
As tax changes for buy-to-let investors start to bite, landlords are reducing their portfolios, meaning bumper Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payments for the taxman. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released figures showing record CGT Read More
Banking and financial trade association UK Finance has released data showing that 24,880 mortgages were taken out for first homes in February 2019. This is 4.1 percent more than for the same month last year and is the Read More
There is a growing awareness that Council Local Authority Searches are not the quickest or most cost-effective search methods in purchase conveyancing. Personal searches, widely known as Regulated Local Authority Searches, have become far more Read More
Caroline Robinson, Commercial Real Estate Business Development Manager of Search Acumen, comments: “The commercial property sector faces significant upheaval in the coming years as occupier demand continues to decline across the board. “The demand for Read More
Three in every five global firms have reported a serious data breach in the past year. The Cyber Readiness Report 2019, conducted by insurer Hiscox, found that 61% of firms have been breached in the past year; Read More
Almost a quarter of women over the age of 55-years-old are massively unprepared for financing their retirement. A recent report of 1,000 people over the age of 55, carried out by Sunlife, has found that one in Read More
A new umbrella team has been set up to oversee and police all regulatory legislation for both estate and letting agents. Under the new holistic department, The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team (Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “March traditionally sees a slight increase in property transactions, however, the constantly shifting Brexit deadline and the resulting ripple effect of uncertainty through UK markets has contributed to Read More
When the consumer is increasingly sensitive to price, choosing the perfect external partner to manage IT and communications support within a law firm has never been so important to ensure the first impression your firm Read More
A lack of available housing continues to plague the property market, with potential downsizers being deprived of appropriate property which could influence them in making the move into a smaller home. According to a recent Read More
Millions of people across the globe continue to use hack-able passwords, underestimating the importance of creating a unique password to protect themselves, their business and clients from cyber criminality. The inaugural UK Cyber Survey, released Read More
An overview On Monday April 15th 2019 it was announced that landlords will no longer be able to evict their tenants without a legitimate legal reason. This could mean victory for many of the country’s Read More