Podcast Special: Reaction to SDLT Cut
In this special episode of the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie discusses the ins and outs of the announcement by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to cut Stamp Duty rates in the mini-budget on Friday 23rd September. David is joined by conveyancing industry veteran Lloyd Davies, Managing Director of Convey Law and Chairman of The Conveyancing […]
Navro free live webinar: Residential Leasehold Reform
Join us for a free live webinar on Monday 10th October 2022 at 2pm. “Reporting on Title Transactions and Introduction to ART”, presented by leading conveyancing & property law trainer Ian Quayle. This sixty-minute webinar is aimed at residential conveyancers of all levels and experience. The webinar will explore: • Tips and Traps when performing […]
The great wealth escape: One in three high-value homebuyers venture beyond London
New analysis by Search Acumen, the property data and technology provider, shows one in three of the biggest spending homeowners in England and Wales are buying outside of London as the pandemic continues to reshape housing market trends. Data for 2022 to date from HM Land Registry shows 34% of the 1,000 highest value residential […]
The holidays are over: Kwarteng makes permanent cut to stamp duty
Conveyancers around the country will be preparing for yet another uptick in demand as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced stamp duty land tax (SDLT) would be cut as part of his mini-budget 2022. What’s more, with Rightmove traffic soaring 10% within just one hour of the announcement, it seems as though the increased demand for British […]
Calling all conveyancers: Do conveyancers have a duty to advise on climate change risks?
Where does the responsibility for climate change risks fall when it comes to moving home? This is the question posed by conveyancing search body the Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) at their inaugural conference in October. Alongside Today’s Conveyancer, the CIE are asking conveyancers to share their thoughts on the role and responsibilities of all those […]
How did the property industry react to the stamp duty cut?
Capturing the industry’s reaction following announcement that stamp duty will be cut Following Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s announcement that stamp duty land tax (SDLT) would be cut as part of his mini-budget on Friday, Today’s Conveyancer polled the thoughts of the industry on the impact of the changes moving forwards – here’s what they said. A holiday’s off […]
Property market downturn yet to materialise as transactions rocket in August
Homemovers not put off by interest rate hikes as Land Registry data shows boost in transactions during August Suggestions of an imminent downturn are beginning to unwind as UK residential property transactions soared once again in August 2022, despite successive interest rate rises over previous months making borrowing more expensive. According to the latest data […]
The National Property Law Conference 2022: Roadmap to the Future
The National Property Law Conference 2022: Roadmap to the Future, Thursday 13th October From the race to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, to the digitalisation of property transactions – the future of property law is looking virtually green. But what steps are being made across the property sector achieve this? On Thursday 13th October, The […]
Government figures shows record levels of new housing developments
DLUHC figures demonstrate the highest recorded figures for new build homes during second quarter of 2022 Official government figures show that record numbers of new housing developments were started during the second quarter of 2022. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) statistics show that between 1st April and 20th June 2022, the […]
What we are reliant upon to make our transactions work?
This has, without doubt, been an “interesting” time for the conveyancing sector and, I think it’s fair to say, it remains a challenging one. I’m writing this just prior to the Government’s “fiscal event” and the rumours already suggest that stamp duty is likely to be cut, a decision which always presents conveyancing firms with […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 26th September 2022
Well, what a week. We had a Bank Holiday – or was it a Public Holiday? This meant that we had a four-day working week instead of five, therefore us conveyancers had to be more prepared than usual. We had to make sure that not only had we sorted out those who had planned to […]
