SearchFlow Hosts ‘Dealing With Market Bounce Back’ Webinar
On Thursday 20 August, 12-1pm, SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – is hosting a webinar that invites property lawyers and conveyancers to discuss the issues faced with the property market ‘bounce back’. Since the housing market reopened in early May we have seen a continuing surge in Sold Subject To […]
Calls For Stamp Duty Holiday To Become Permanent
One of the UK’s leading independent real estate consultancy has stated that the stamp duty holiday, which has raised the threshold in which stamp duty becomes payable, should be made permanent. The stamp duty holiday, announced by Rishi Sunak in July, can save buyers up to £14,999 due to increasing the current threshold of £125,000 […]
RICS Warn Property Boom Could Lead To Negative Market Economy
A up-to-date influential market report echoes a stark warning to the conveyancing sector confirming the upsurge in the residential property sales will not continue once support from the Government is removed. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published their latest market report which comprised of a sentiment survey measuring the opinions of responding surveyors. […]
Online Agent Yopa Six Months Ahead Of Schedule On Profitability
Online estate agency Yopa has released a statement saying the company it has reached profitability six months ahead of schedule and now holds “a substantial amount” of cash on its balance sheets. July showed massive jumps in the number of listings on property portal Rightmove, showing a 76% increase on the number of listings the […]
National Firm Closed Down By SRA
A national firm, with offices across the United Kingdom, has been closed down by the SRA after they failed to comply with terms of its licence. An SRA spokesperson stated: “An intervention means the SRA has closed a firm with immediate effect. It will stop the firm from operating, take possession of all documents and […]