Compl:ex – the latest in legal compliance

X-Press Legal Services, the leading independent property search provider has brought together leading industry experts to share their opinions, insights and advice on compliance for law firms. Why collaboration is key to compliance is a current hot topic. Property fall throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during Q3 of 2023 […]
Competition watchdog probes Barratt’s £2.5bn Redrow acquisition

Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the proposed £2.5bn merger between Barratt Developments and Redrow. The inquiry aims to determine whether the merger could lead to a significant reduction in competition in various sectors across the country. The merger, which would create a company capable of building approximately 22,000 homes annually, has drawn […]
First time buyers face 6.5 year wait to get on the housing ladder

First time buyers (FTBs) need to save for nearly six and a half years to raise funds to purchase their first home according to recently published research. A single person, purchasing a property at the average price of property in the UK (£234,000) with a 10% deposit and covering moving costs including conveyancing, surveying and removals, […]
PEXA UK announce further board additions

The UK arm of PEXA, the Australian property settlement business which launched in the UK in 2022, has announced further additions to it’s board. Nicky Heathcote, current Chair of the Conveyancing Association and former Chief of Staff at the HM Land Registry, and Tim Everest, a banking executive who led the transformation at Pay.UK will […]