Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Q3 2020 SDLT receipts
• Stamp Duty receipts rise 27% over the last quarter, increasing to £1.9bn in Q3 2020, up from £1.5bn in Q2 20201 • Number of property transactions liable for Stamp Duty jumps 68% over the last quarter, rising to 250,500 Q3 2020, up from 149,000 in Q2 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: […]
SearchFlow responds to ONS House Price Index
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading property search provider in residential and commercial markets, today responds to the latest House Price Index from the Office of National Statistics, which shows a rise of 4.7% in the year to September 2020, with average prices now standing at £245,000, a rise of £11,000 since September 2019. Dr Tom Quirke, […]
Digital Identity Group – Digital Identity Trust Framework for homes sales sector, releases project overview
Following on from the hugely success Digital Identity Group meeting in October, the project has released details of its plans to build a Digital Identity Trust Framework for the property sector. The project overview, which has been pulled together by Stuart Young of Edinburgh-based Etive Technologies, seeks to tackle the longstanding challenge of multiple identity […]
Conveyancers address potential transaction termination if deadline missed
A large website-based price comparison business has revealed that as many as a quarter may pull out of their property transaction if they miss the stamp duty holiday deadline. Last month MoneySupermarket surveyed 2,000 people who are currently buying property, it revealed that 24% said they would terminate the potential purchase if they think it […]
Movers and Shakers – 20th November 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: Richard Bray joins the Board of CoPSO The Council of […]