Property Market is back, but so are the hurdles for Conveyancers
The announcement by Housing Minister Robert Jenrick that conveyancing transactions in England can resume from 13 May 2020 presents both opportunities and problems for property lawyers. With an estimated 373,000 transactions on hold, conveyancers may soon see renewed pressure to complete deals quickly. As always, Stewart Title remains ready to assist busy conveyancers with our […]
It’s Getting Rough At The Guildford Frontline
The following article first appeared on Peter Ambrose’s Linked In account and has been kindly shared with Today’s Conveyancer So we learned yesterday that there is such a thing as good news. After deleting the BBC news app from my phone and browser I had been living a news-free existence for the last couple of months. […]
Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – Thursday May 14
Thursday I had expected that chains would start to move and perhaps there would be some renewed optimism but that is not what I am seeing – I appreciate that it is only a few days since the market has opened up but I am surprised at how quiet it still seems to be. But […]
Digital Conveyancing – A Call for Action Not Words
by David Jabbari, Solicitor, CEO of Muve Hardly a days goes by without another prediction that we are on the brink of a fully digital conveyancing process. This is usually linked to excitement about a fairly minor improvement to a part of the process, such as the current interest in digital or e-signatures, or extensions […]
What About The Scottish Property Market?
It’s been a couple of days since the announcement that the property market in England could begin to resume activities since the whole of the UK went into lockdown on 23rd March. However, the announcement that came out at the beginning of the week, only encompassed the English property market, as the devolved powers in […]
Movers and Shakers – 15th May 2020
Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve seen the following announcements with regards to appointments and promotions: David Bridge – left BPL and joined Kiteleys as the […]
Property Market Restart Has Immediate Impact On Mortgages
The reopening of the property market has had an immediate positive impact on mortgage activity according to recent data. Whilst Twenty7Tec’s mortgage statistics for the week ending May 13 suggested that both search and document volume was falling on a weekly and fortnightly comparison, the figures for Tuesday, the day it was announced that the […]