Re-opening Of The English Property Market
It’s understandable if you, as a conveyancing practitioner, have felt slightly caught on the hop by the announcements and measures announced over the past week or so. To quote Monty Python, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition…”, and, despite the fact that we had been actively working to demonstrate to Government the value of the industry […]
SearchFlow Welcomes Government’s Green Light For House Moves
With the Government publishing revised laws that permit house moving activities to recommence in England from today, SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – is welcoming the changes that have been introduced. The Housing Secretary last night announced that estate agents, conveyancers and house movers could re-open, on the condition that […]
Diary Of A Highstreet Conveyancer – Wednesday May 13
Wednesday Yesterday evening, I saw that the Housing Secretary was set to re-open the housing market. I was somewhat surprised especially as the indications on Monday had been that agents would not be able to reopen until the beginning of June. But there it was – on the ten o’clock news, and on the BBC […]
Restart And Renew – Housing Secretary Statement
Yesterday, the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced the restart of the property market, claiming it was an opportunity to ‘restart and renew’. Amongst his comments, Mr Jenrick highlighted the importance of opening the market and ensuring buyers and sellers were motivated to complete transactions. This seems to be the case according to Rightmove who have […]
Today’s Conveyancer Community Comment On Property Restart
The property sector is collectively breathing a cautious yet overwhelming sigh of relief today following the reopening of the property market. According to data analytics organisations, this means the estimated 163,000 properties worth £55 billion which have been frozen at sale agreed with searches completed can now start to add a welcome cash injection to […]
Law Society Encourage Adaptable Cautious Return To Work
The Law Society of England and Wales is urging law firms to remain cautious when entering ‘unchartered waters’ as the lockdown restrictions are lifted and legal businesses are free to work form their offices. Simon Davis suggests all law firms adapt and embed new risk assessment protocols to ensure employees and clients are kept safe. […]