What the Spring Statement means for the housing market
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Spring Statement to Parliament last month (March) in what has been described as a “mini-budget”. While there were few measures directly related to the property market, he did offer some concessions that should benefit many homeowners and renters. These included: tax cuts for green home improvements reduced […]
Birmingham’s brickworks: the legacy of the forgotten industry that built the country
Birmingham’s brickworks and brick making heritage is a prime example of a city’s industrial reaction to nationwide expansion and growth With a surging demand for property and infrastructure, both to house the country’s growing population as well is its booming commercial industries, the need for brick and mortar was at its peak. The legacy of […]
New Compliance Week launched for property lawyers
Property lawyers and conveyancers are to be given a helping hand with their Law Society CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) accreditation as part of an all-new “Compliance Week”, organised by the UK’s leading provider of property conveyancing searches, reports and workflow solutions, Index Property Information. A partner of The Law Society for CQS, Index is hosting its Compliance […]
Dealing with boundary problems
Ian Quayle, CEO of IQ Legal Training, provides some practical tips for busy practitioners. The issue of boundary identification is a problem for both residential conveyancers and commercial property lawyers for a number of reasons: The lack of reliable information on which to base the decision where a legal boundary actually sits. Over-reliance on unreliable […]
New online court judgments record launched
A new online official government record of court judgments was launched this week. The service is the first of its kind and has been described as a “vital step towards better transparency” in the justice system. The service, which launched as an alpha version on Tuesday, will be presented by National Archives and is known […]
New-build homes sell 28 days quicker
New research from Unlatch found that once a property reaches the market and is listed for sale, it takes an average of 63 days for an existing property to reach sold subject to contract status (SSTC). A new-build takes slightly longer, averaging 67 days to reach the SSTC stage from the first point of listing. […]
