OneSearch Direct reports 58% increase in Lawyer Checker searches as fraud risk escalates
OneSearch Direct, the largest local search data company in the UK, has seen a 58% year-on-year increase in orders of Lawyer Checker’s Account Entity Screen, as the industry sees a sharp spike in SRA Scam Alerts, up 75% since January 2020. The rise in remote working due to COVID restrictions has created an extra layer […]
Property transactions jump 27% in one month as Conveyancers rush to meet the Stamp Duty cut off
Conveyancing volumes rise 27% in one month, with 73,142 transactions occurring in December 2020, up from 57,632 in November 2020 Numbers of active conveyancing firms continues to recover from the troughs of first lockdown – now up to 3,800 December 2020 was the busiest month for transactions since the onset of pandemic Annual transactions in […]
Consultancy Programme paves way for progressive working during the pandemic
Traditional Law For centuries, the legal career path has heavily focused around working and meeting clients within the office. As much as we as Solicitors enjoy this client and colleague interaction, this often structured and formal approach within Law firms, as well as the well-known long hours, has often created a challenge in maintaining a […]
Jan 2021 – Land Registry Transaction Data
The latest data for the HM Land Registry Transaction figures have been released. In January: HM Land Registry completed more than 1,635,591 applications to change or query the Land Register the South East topped the table of regional applications with 387,517 HM Land Registry completed 1,635,591 applications in January compared with 1,431,694 in December and […]
Proposed SDLT extension a blessing? Or a curse?
The stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday that was introduced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak helped to stimulate a mini-market boom following the three-month closure of the property sector as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The holiday itself is set to end on 31st March. But talks of an extension have been building […]
Spotlight: British Conveyancing Award categories
Entries have now opened for the British Conveyancing Awards, but with the registration deadline set for 19th March 2021, we wanted to share some of the categories with you. Category spotlight This week we’re spotlighting the following categories: Best Young Practitioner of the Year Award This award recognises an exceptional individual who has shown a […]
Over £170bn residential property sold in 2020
2020 may be the year we want to all forget. However, the residential property market in England and Wales rallied together and sold a whopping £171.7bn worth of residential property. Keller Williams UK, analysed all residential property sales to complete via the Land Registry between January and December of last year, to see just what […]
Updated practice guides: Request an Expedite
There has been update published in which you can ask HM Land Registry to process your application urgently (fast track). The update on their website reads The expedite process is available for applications where a delay would: cause problems not related to a land transaction put a property sale at risk, for example, a refinancing […]
