Time-Poor Legal Firms Too Busy For New Business
Legal professionals are too busy to win new business, despite the average value of a case being £4,000, according to a new research report. Commissioned by leading outsourced communications provider Moneypenny, the report polled 250 senior legal decision makers from across the UK and discovered that 92% of firms struggle to handle new enquiries due […]
Search Acumen Comments On ONS House Price Index For April 2020
UK average house prices increase 2.6% over the year to April 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “This latest data reveals the positive path the UK property market was on before the pandemic hit. “Annual house price growth in April was driven by a combination of greater political certainty, robust labour market conditions […]
Mortgage Market Has Felt No Immediate Impact After Stamp Duty Holiday
Despite the stamp duty holiday, the mortgage market has felt no immediate impact, online mortgage broker Trussle has reported. With lenders reducing the number of products with high LTV rates during the pandemic, many struggled to raise the higher deposits needed to purchase a property. Despite lenders now beginning to return products with up to […]
New Precedent For Estate Agent Finance Solicitors’ Undertakings
The largest local Law Societies in the UK have issued a new standard form for real estate finance solicitors’ undertakings. The City of London Law Society (CLLS) published the new precedent document which covers all common actions conveyancing solicitors carry out, such as land registry, stamp duty, tax returns, deeds and notices, and will provide […]
Sales At All Time High According To Rightmove
The latest house price index released by the property portal Rightmove has demonstrated that the property market is still continuing its post lockdown recovery. The index has revealed a number of key points, including: The highest number of sales agreed in a month for over 10 years (20% higher than the previous high). The total […]