Stamp Duty holiday triggers 22% rise in monthly property transactions

Stamp Duty holiday triggers 22% rise in monthly property transactions

– equivalent to over 171,000 extra sales Pandemic response more effective at stimulating demand than post-financial crisis Stamp Duty holiday in 2008/09, when transactions fell 27% 171,303 extra transactions occur since the introduction of the holiday compared to the norm during the 12 months before first lockdown Rising house prices offset £2,572 of the average […]

HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG35

HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG35

Here are the latest practice guide updates issued by HM Land Registry. Corporate insolvency (PG35) Page summary: How to deal with applications involving the insolvency of corporate bodies. Mainly for insolvency practitioners and conveyancers (practice guide 35). Change made: Section 2.6 has been added to clarify HM Land Registry’s requirements when registering a company in […]

Housing momentum continues

Housing momentum continues

It is hard to believe that a year ago the property market was in the midst of full lockdown, especially considering a year on the market is hitting new heights. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, MD of Fine & Country UK, who adds that according to the UK House Price Index, the annual property […]

Turning the clock back on stress and retraining your brain

Turning the clock back on stress and retraining your brain

Stress management experts Angus Lyon and Hannah Beko discussed valuable tips and techniques to combat stress at The Conveyancing Foundation’s first #BeKindWeCare webinar. The Foundation recently launched the #BeKindWeCare campaign to help those in the property and conveyancing industry suffering rising levels of mental health concerns, following an unprecedented year. It promotes kindness and well-being […]

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Well-being Tips for Conveyancers

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Well-being Tips for Conveyancers

The conveyancing events and stresses of the last 12 months are taking their toll on many conveyancers and those in the property industry. With 30% more transactions over the last 12 months, the effect of the lockdowns and working from home, as well as the series of SDLT deadlines throughout the course of the year, […]

Man Without Smiling Face Should Not Open Shop!

The best way to avoid dealing with difficult people to prevent them from becoming difficult in the first place. No one likes complaints. A customer complaint can invokes feeling of hurt, anger and sadness and sometimes fear. If you are the subject of the complaint, you may instinctively rush to defend yourself, or perhaps you […]

Fee Earners not coping – an alternative view

Chris Harris

Conveyancing fee earners are all over social media rightly complaining about the stress they are under and I thought a discussion about what’s happening and how to solve it might be worthwhile. It is not just about the stress it’s also about the errors and risks. The #AnonymousConveyancer on Twitter posted this week “I’ve screwed […]