Diary Of A Highstreet Conveyancer – Friday May 1st
Friday So on a Friday before a Bank Holiday week, I would expect to have many people moving house – the excitement and stress of a busy Friday – but not today. I had no one moving house at all. And talking to neighbouring firms, that was pretty much the norm. Then it hits you […]
Property Market Could Reopen By June
The Housing Minister, Chirs Pincher, is set to release plans outlining how estate agents can return to work in the coming weeks whilst the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have drafted guidance around safely completing property valuations when the market reopens. According to the Mail on Sunday, Mr Pincher and the MHCLG team have […]
71% Of Firms At Risk Of Closure
71 per cent of high street law firms are worried about their businesses collapsing in 2020. According to a recent survey from the Law Society, cashflow issues and declining fee income could cause seven in 10 smaller firms closing their doors within six months because of the strain Covid-19 has placed on the legal sector. […]
Mortgage Approvals And Sales Received Plummet In March
The number of sales received for registration and mortgage offers accepted in March plummeted as the UK prepared itself for a new normal in a bid to combat the spread of Covid-19. According to HM Land Registry’s ‘Price Paid’ data for March, sales received had fallen 29 per cent from 78,243 in February to 54,785. […]