NLIS Celebrate 25 Million Electronic Conveyancing Searches
Milestone demonstrates NLIS leading position in the electronic authoritative conveyancing searches market Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator and the NLIS Hub, today celebrate a significant milestone in the history of NLIS, over 25 million electronic conveyancing searches have been managed by the NLIS Hub since its launch in 2001. The 25 […]
1 Million New Homes By 2024: Manifesto Mania Sweeps Westminster
Labour are set to release their manifesto in Birmingham later today, but leaked documents suggest that Jeremy Corbyn is set to pledge the construction of 100,000 council and housing association houses per year. The 2019 manifesto has clear Corbynian policies with the housing promises reflecting the ideas he promised as far back as 2015 during […]
NHBC launch new Standards for UK House Builders
The National House-Building Council (NHBC) has announced a number of technical standards set to be launched in 2020. From 1st January 2020, every home covered by an NHBC warranty will need to ensure that they comply with the new quality standards. The NHBC hope that changes will reduce construction defects, improve consumer satisfaction and decrease the amount of […]
Chief Examiner In Regulated Equity Release Appointed
Graham Evans, Head of Compliance at Equity Release Supermarket, has been appointed the Chief Examiner for the Level 3 Certificate in Regulated Equity Release at the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF). Graham is also a member of the Equity Release Standards Board and will combine this with his other roles. The LIBF announced the […]
Residential Transactions Take 120 Days To Complete
Property transactions are now taking in excess of 120 days from an offer being accepted and the property sold subject to contract and actually completing. Prop tech company View My Chain have tracked the average time it takes to complete each stage in the process in the hope of finding solutions to reduce inefficiencies and speed […]