National Empty Homes Week 2019 September 23rd-29th
Monday 23rd September marks the start of National Empty Homes Week. The Empty Homes Week was founded by Action on Empty Homes to highlight Britain’s underused or completely unused housing stock and to encourage action on how it can serve those with housing needs. Action on Empty Homes estimate that nationally there are over 216,000 […]
Simon Hayes appointed as Chief Executive of HM Land Registry
Today, 25th September 2019, HM Land Registry have announced Simon Hayes as their new Chief Executive. Simon was appointed by the Business Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lord Duncan, who said: “I am delighted to announce Simon Hayes as the new Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar of HM Land Registry. Simon brings with him […]
‘The Power of Your People’ – Law Share Annual Conference 2019
Getting the most out of your team is vital if you want to succeed in business, and this is the theme that will be running through the Law Share 5th annual conference on 2nd October. According to Forbes: “Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organisation and its goals. This emotional […]
Renters Repress Desires To Purchase Property In Near Future
Whilst many assume that those renting property are simply biding their time until they have saved enough for a housing deposit, the fact remains that the majority feel resigned to permanently living in rental accommodation. According to survey data from over 2,000 tenants renting in the UK, 58% do not intend to buy a property […]
Property Transactions Recover Significantly In August
Despite residential property transactions falling by 0.4% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in the year to August when compared to 2018’s figures, UK property transactions for August suggest a huge recovery from an unusually quiet July. The provisional seasonally adjusted residential transactions for August indicate 99,890 transactions were completed in August. Whilst this figure represented […]
Dishonest Borrowers Increase Mortgage Fraud By 5% In 2019
Mortgage fraud has increased by 5% in the opening half of 2019 when compared with the second half of 2018 because of dishonest borrowers lying on their mortgage applications. According to figures from Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, 13% of all adults in the UK believe it is ‘reasonable’ to manipulate household income […]