Search Acumen Comments On HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions For January
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “The start of the year saw a slight uplift in the property market as the backlog of transactions that were put on hold at the end of 2019 start to be unleashed given the improved political climate at the very end of last year. “Our own research into […]
Conveyancers To Launch Bespoke Client Mobile App
A northern legal firm has claimed that they are the first law firm to launch a bespoke mobile conveyancing app for their residential property clients in England and Wales. The app, which has been designed for their clients, allows vendors and buyers to access key documents and information on their transaction and check on progress […]
Land For A Million Homes Unused Despite Planning Permission
Data indicates that land for over a million homes remains dormant and unused despite being granted planning permission over the past ten years. Having researched government data relating the number of planning permissions granted for new homes since 2009/10, the Local Government Association (LGA) found that only 1,530,680 of the 2,564,600 units had been completed […]
Increased January Transactions Indicate Continued Recovery
The UK’s housing market recovery continued in January with HM Revenue and Customs data highlighting significant transnational increases at the start of the calendar year. The 102,810 residential seasonally adjusted transactions in January 2020 appear to be 5.2 per cent higher than a year ago and have increased by 4.1 per cent in the past […]