New tm:tv series to shed light on how property professionals can achieve real change
tm:tv is continuing into 2022 with a six-part series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today! – set to take part across Spring and Autumn this year in a refreshing “Top 5” format. Brought to the market by tmgroup, Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) and mio, the series will invite property industry experts to share their […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG1, PG6, PG10 and PG12
HMLR has published details of the updates it has made to Practice Guides PG1, PG6, PG10 and PG12. Practice Guide 1: First registrations Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time. It does not deal with the effects of registration or the characteristics of the various classes of […]
Conveyancers reminded of impact of sanctions on Russia
The Solicitors Regulations Authority (SRA) and Council for Licensed Conveyancers have issued reminders to be aware of dealing with those on sanctions lists and conveyancers’ responsibilities under the Money Laundering Regulations. The move comes as the UK imposes further sanctions on Russia and individuals in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. A new message […]
Action taken on industry’s demand for upfront information
National Trading Standards have announced that, by the end of May, all property listings will need to contain the property’s council tax band or rate and the property price and tenure information (for sales) in a new effort to improve the availability of upfront information in the conveyancing process. The government’s Levelling Up White Paper […]
Final call for votes at sell-out British Conveyancing Awards
Voting is open for conveyancers up and down the country to recognise the individuals and firms shortlisted at the British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham. Over 1000 votes have been cast so far with a week left until voting closes. This year’s awards introduces two industry-voted categories: Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion, sponsored by […]
Time on market plummets, despite January’s dip in transactions
The latest data shows that the average time to sell a home over the last six months currently sits at 248 days, down from an average of 306 days during the previous six months – a drop of 58 days. By region At 284 days, the North East is home to the longest average time […]
“Alarming” trend sees new road schemes hidden from standard searches
In a disconcerting trend uncovered within the UK’s home buying market, councils are categorising new road schemes as planning permissions for “Private Bodies”, meaning they are invisible to the standard questions answered within the local search for homebuyers. This is leaving homebuyers vulnerable to unseen road schemes that are planned but not yet under construction […]
The conveyancer’s view: material information…
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer; 28th February 2022
There is still a discourse on LinkedIn about the relationship between solicitors and estate agents. It is a difficult relationship because although both want the same outcome, we start the journey to the finish line at different times and have different roles. But I think that it is important that estate agents appreciate that conveyancing […]
