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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) moved to close North Yorkshire Law after ‘suspected dishonesty’ on the part of the managing partner, last week (16th February 2021). The firm specialised in multiple aspects of law, including conveyancing, Read More
The inaugural British Conveyancing Awards are hitting the virtual screen on 25th May 2021. We are now excited to announce that we have some sponsorship opportunities available which can help to boost your brand exposure throughout 2021 Read More
ProConveyancing launches technology-focused residential conveyancing service
ProConveyancing, a residential conveyancing firm based in Berkshire with a national footprint, is launching after receiving its license from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. The Firm is backed by the Past President of NAEA Propertymark, Read More
Written by Catherine Shiers, Technical Communications Manager of Groundsure Weather warnings related to flood risk are constantly hitting the headlines. What was once a phenomenon that occurred occasionally and mainly during winter, is happening more Read More
One of London’s longest-standing tax barristers has launched a “work from anywhere” (WFA) chambers – offering an alternative to the traditional chambers model – which is said to reduce end-client fees and wait times for conveyancers Read More
The Chancellor must avoid using the property market to fund coronavirus costs according to a leading property management firm. Apropos, a UK-wide letting firm, believes that the Chancellor is about to implement widely trailed increases Read More
Christopher Hugh Gosden and Jane Shirley Kaye have successfully won a High Court appeal against former Manchester law firm Halliwell Landau being awarded £985,300 in damages. The firm failed to register a restriction against a house Read More
The Conveyancing Information Executive have shared their views on vendor-driven due diligence reports. As leading suppliers of property due-diligence searches to the UK conveyancing market, Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) members shared their unique insight with Read More
Price gap between new builds and existing properties in the UK reaches £64,6241 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data illustrates the level of the price premium consumers often have to swallow when Read More
Landlords stormed back into the UK residential property market in the past week to reach their highest level since last September, while vendors and buyers recorded their first drops of 2021 as uncertainty over whether the Read More
The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market has not been able to cope with the sheer volume of transactions brought on Read More
We are excited to announce that the entries for the British Conveyancing Awards are now open! The exclusive awards seek to discover and recognise outstanding achievements, highlights progressions and champions innovations amongst firms and individual Read More
HMLR have updated their Execution of deeds (PG8), practice guide. Page summary: Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8). Change made: Section 10 has been expanded Read More
CLC’s first Compliance Risk Agenda highlights compliance priorities
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has published its first Compliance Risk Agenda to highlight issues that the firms and individuals it regulates need to be mindful of to ensure that they do not find Read More
Following on from the news reported in the Daily Telegraph over the weekend regarding a potential short-term extension to the stamp duty land tax holiday (SDLT), has sent ripples through the industry. We took to Read More
The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has been extended to 31 May. The deadline was changed due to the impact of the pandemic on the housebuilding industry. Covid-19 has disrupted the time it takes developers Read More
Over the last 4 years or so I’ve spoken to lots of conveyancing firms and one theme that comes up on a regular basis when I start to ask firms about where or how they Read More