HMLR Announce 1,000 New Staff To Alleviate Leasehold Extensions And Updates
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has acknowledged serious problems leading to backlogs in service by employing 1,000 new staff over the past eighteen months. Following the financial crisis and subsequent housing crash in 2008, HMLR inevitably reduced their staffing burden and have struggled to increase their staffing levels to meet demand as the housing market started […]
Conveyancing Hits The Brexit Buffers As 10% Drop Activity Means Slowest Quarter For Two Years
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – Q2 2019 edition Total conveyancing transaction volumes fell by over 10% on a quarterly basis and 20% since Q2 2016 as Brexit uncertainty plagues the market The top 200 conveyancing firms now collectively control two fifths of the market – a record share The number of active conveyancing firms […]
Property Sector Director Banned For Breaching Privacy And Electronic Communications Regulations
An owner of a property company has been banned for operating a business for five years after encouraging his company to make over 110,000 illegal cold calls. Jonathan De Sousa set up Xternal Property Renovations Ltd in 2015 and relied heavily on direct marketing techniques which included cold calling potential customers. In a bid to […]
Disillusioned Buyers Increasingly Consider Unconventional Property
In a potential cultural shift, over half of homeowners are tempted to secure permanent accommodation in unconventional properties. A possible reflection of the intense difficulties associated with the modern-day rat race, 61% of people aged between 35 and 54 would like to raise the anchor and sail away in their unconventional home, according to the […]