SLC Announces Special Feature At Conference
CLC to provide one on one consultation for solicitors interested in switching regulation. With a growing number of solicitor firms expressing an interest in moving to the regulation of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has added a special feature to its Conference on 13th November in Derby. The […]
September Mortgage Lending Trounces 2018 But Falls Month On Month
The UK mortgage sector enjoyed huge approval and lending increases when compared with 2018, but floundered when compared with stronger summer lending levels. Remortgage approvals by high street banks increased by almost a quarter in September when compared with the same month in 2018 making the property market seem resilient in the face of difficult […]
Cradle And Grave Investment Increases In 2019
Whilst political turmoil continues to stifle UK residential and commercial construction, cradle and grave living construction remains strong. Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in the UK has enjoyed record levels of growth in 2019, rising by 5.3% in the past 12 months according to a recent report compiled by StuRents. Overall, 34,000 new beds entered the […]
Communities In Dark Over Millions Of Unspent Developer Contributions
Despite the Government passing legislation requiring councils to publish information with regards to how contributions made by developers are spent, huge amounts of money within the City of London remain unaccounted for. According to research, conducted by the National Federation of Builders (NFB), over £125 million taken from developers has languished unspent in London. Between […]
Government Anxious As New Build Registrations Fall 9%
New build home construction has fallen considerably in the third quarter of 2019. According to newly released figures from the National Housing Building Council (NHBC), during the last three months, the number of new homes registered to be built in the UK has decreased by 9% when compared with 2018’s output. In 2018, 43,403 homes […]