Residential Mortgage Approvals Enjoy Annual Increase
The mortgage sector ended the decade with strong December activity as mortgage approvals increased by 24% between December 2018 and December 2019. According to UK Finance’s December 2019 Household Update, mortgages approvals increased from 26,145 in December 2018 to 32,451 in the final month of the last decade. Similarly, remortgaging approvals also enjoyed a 30% […]
New Recruits Announced At Adkirk Law
Kieran Egan and Anna Sparrow have joined the specialist conveyancing firm Adkirk Law. The Preston-based law firm specialises in conveyancing, fraud and regulatory law. Anna joins the firm with 13 years experience, having previously worked at Stephenson’s Solicitors and Slater and Gordon as a conveyancing solicitor. Whilst at Adkirk Law, Anna will focus on freehold, […]
Japanese Knotweed Expansion For CEL Solicitors
Japanese Knotweed has been hitting the headlines again recently. Due to the problems this invasive plant brings to the conveyancing process, Liverpool-based law firm CEL Solicitors has expanded its core service lines. The firm have hired Mark Montaldo, to head up their Japanese Knotweed claims offering. The firm also specialises in housing welfare and data […]
Conveyancers Warned Flooding Helps Spread Japanese Knotweed
Conveyancers and homeowners are warned that properties are more at risk of infestations of Japanese knotweed after it is revealed that extensive flooding increases the spread of the invasive plant. With England enduring its fifth wettest autumn on record in 2019, the spread of invasive plants such as Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam […]