Help to Buy scheme exposes homeowners to soaring Government profits, research reveals

New research has revealed that having made as much as £9,000 per property in house price appreciation, the government is now pocketing thousands of pounds more in interest from Help to Buy homeowners who have reached the end of their five year interest free period. The original Help to Buy scheme ran from 1st April […]
Conveyancing Week Northern Ireland in full swing

Following on from the success of the first National Conveyancing Week hosted in England and Wales in March 2023, The Law Society of Northern Ireland has partnered with Property News to launch the first ever Conveyancing Week NI running from 16-20 October 2023. Where National Conveyancing Week focused particularly on the solicitor’s relationships with other […]
The Ombudsman’s Corner: October 2023

Can the Legal Ombudsman look into complaints about negligence? A common enquiry I receive from service providers through our Technical Advice service is whether we can investigate complaints about negligence. Specifically, complaints in which the client has alleged professional negligence, or where the service provider’s view of the complaint is that the matter is one […]
£212bn worth of homes sat empty across England, research shows

New research has revealed that 676,000 of England’s stock worth £212 billion is sitting empty. The research comes from House Buyer Bureau, which measures the number of vacant dwellings up and down England. Across the country, 2.7% of the nation’s stock isn’t utilised. The North East is the worst region for vacant properties, where 3.3% […]