Search Acumen Comments On ONS Construction Figures
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “We recently heard that house building has hit a ten-year low in London, but anxiety has spread beyond the capital as investors and developers are being forced to wait out the Brexit-fuelled uncertainty that’s swept the property development market. “The situation is unlikely to change any time soon, […]
SRA Report Claims Conveyancers Improving Complaints Handling Skills
Law firms are becoming increasing adept at successfully handling client complaints without the issue being passed onto the Legal Ombudsman (LeO). According to the ‘First Tier Complaints’ Report, published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), complaints have increased by 5.8% since 2012. Eight years ago, 26,570 first-tier complaints were made to law firms. However, by […]
New Build Starts and Completions Plateau In Opening Quarter
New build housing, completed and started in the opening quarter of 2019, has decreased marginally. The figures, released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, at the beginning of July cast a shadow of doubt over the Government’s ability to fulfil its promise of building 300,000 new homes per year by 2025. New […]