Improving Efficiency Through Legal Technology
In the modern climate law firm efficiency and the implementation of technology are inextricably linked. Technology has the potential to reduce time scales, drive more efficient processes and create an increasingly smooth and transparent customer journey. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Technology and Legal Services report, almost half of all consumers and a […]
Groundsure Review – Helpline service
A customer purchased a Groundsure Review report for a property which highlighted a former quarry on site with a cotton mill adjacent to the property. A historical landfill was also identified on site, extending beyond it to the east. This was noted to have accepted inert and household waste, with a last input registered in […]
Rents Hit A Record High Whilst Housing Market Slows
NAEA and ARLA Propertymark, a UK professional and regulatory body for estate agency personnel and letting agents has released it’s analysis of their 2019 sales and lettings data, showing that the UK housing market has slowed but rents are at a record high. Demand from home buyers had increased slightly in 2019, from an average of 318 per […]
Solving The Housing Crisis By Redistribution
Despite calls by Theresa May that is was ‘imperative that Parliament keeps the total bill as low as possible’, the estimated cost to refurbish the Palace of Westminster is an eyewatering £4bn. Although restoration of historic and iconic landmarks is rarely disputed, this amount may seem excessive to most; after all, the Shard in London […]
Standardised Wording Agreed For Government Reservation Agreement Trial
Official wording for reservation agreements has been drawn up by a sub-group of property experts and approved by the Government. The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) was established in 2017 following the Government’s call for evidence which focused on ways of improving the home buying and selling process in the UK. Having already had […]
