Upcoming webinars with InfoTrack in June
All you need to know: InfoTrack’s upcoming webinars in June 7th June: Mining in the cities: Leeds InfoTrack and Groundsure are travelling around several areas of the UK to discuss the importance of investigating mining and ground stability risk in lesser understood areas. Historic mines still affect today’s property market on a national scale, with […]
How law firms can successfully price conveyancing services
The cost of conveyancing services has often been a source of both contention and controversy, especially as there is such a huge range in terms of fees quoted and variation in the way law firms price their services. Must conveyancing firms simply lower their prices in order to be more competitive as the market slows […]
Legal Eye and Armalytix announce partnership on Source of Funds questionnaire
Armalytix, the open banking platform which streamlines the collection of data for the professional and financial service industries, is partnering with Legal Eye, a specialist risk and compliance advisory business supporting law firms across the UK, to provide expert input and guidance on the groundbreaking Armalytix Source of Funds questionnaire. The partnership, which is the […]
First electronic signature conveyancing transaction completes
The first conveyancing transaction to complete with an electronic signature not requiring a witness, has taken place. The top-100 firm Hugh James, has become the first conveyancer to complete a transaction with HMLR using an electronic signature not requiring a witness. The news comes following completion of a national Land Registry pilot, to test the […]
BoE mortgage data reveals sharp drop in approvals
The Bank of England published its mortgage approval data for April on Tuesday, with the figures showing approvals during the month fell to 65,974. This is a sharp fall from the previous month of March, which saw 69,531 mortgages approved. Despite this, the level seen in April is broadly in line with figures seen prior […]
Today’s Conveyancer: from Diamond to Platinum
From the Diamond Jubilee to the Platinum Jubilee, Today’s Conveyancer has provided daily news and insight: voting to leave the EU, Dreamvar, the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic, and everything in between. Here, we take a look back at the website over the last 10 years and beyond. 2010 Going back further than the Queen’s […]
Help to Buy to be withdrawn two months early
The UK’s Help to Buy scheme is set to be withdrawn in March 2023, two months earlier than initially planned, in a move that will no doubt derail the plans of many homebuyers who were planning to utilise the scheme. Help to Buy was initially introduced as part of Chancellor George Osbourne’s 2013 budget speech, […]
Transactions speed is biggest homeseller gripe, study finds
New research has revealed the main problems facing Britain’s homesellers when it comes to tackling the property market, even in a period of unprecedented buyer demand. The YouGov survey commissioned by House Buyer Bureau asked homesellers what the main problems were that they faced when selling their last property. Speed is the biggest property selling […]
Is inflation behind house price growth?
Iain McKenzie, CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, recently spoke to property market analyst and CEO of Twindig, Anthony Codling, about his views on the property market and what the data is telling us and whether we can expect a correction in the market. The forecast for house prices McKenzie asked Codling what he […]