Regulated Local Authority Searches Vs Council Local Authority Search
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 popular, and are frequently quicker and cost less to perform than the traditional Council Local Authority Search. Even so, there […]
Search Acumen Comments On RICS Commercial Market Survey Q1 2019
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 retail spaces is shrinking as customers move online and big name high street brands fall victim to online shopping. Demand […]
61% Of Firms Breached In The Past Year
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; a huge jump from the 45% that reported a breach in 2018. In the UK alone, this figure […]
Over-55s Over Reliant On Home Equity In Financing Their Retirement
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 four (24%) women over 55-years, who own their home, do not have a private pension set up in […]
New Holistic Department Policing Letting And Estate Agencies Launched
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 (NTSELAT) will oversee and enforce the Estate Agents Act 1979 as well as the new Tenants Fees Act that will […]