The Importance of Balancing Humans and AI In Conveyancing
Digitisation of the property market and the role that conveyancers will play is a hot topic at the moment. Perhaps the most controversial and pressing question when it comes to the ever-growing presence of technology within the conveyancing process relates to the use of AI. It is early days for many in their AI journey […]
PEXA Update
National Conveyancing Week Highlights During National Conveyancing Week, Angela Hesketh, our Head of Market Development UK, delivered an engaging presentation on PEXA’s journey and our vision for reimagining housing completions. Angela shared insights into the evolution of property transactions, particularly drawing from our experiences in Australia, and highlighted PEXA’s core pillars: Settlement, Lodgement, and Orchestration. […]
Law firms remain resilient in tough economic times – The Law Society
Against a tough economic backdrop and with the cost of living rising sharply, law firms saw profits go only marginally down, according to the Law Society’s Financial Benchmarking Survey that provides an overview of the financial performance of the legal sector. The research shows that profits per equity partner continued the pre-COVID trend, with median […]
The Property Franchise Group announces pilot expansion of Coadjute Network
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has announced that they will be expanding their use of the network with the view to start rolling out nationally with Coadjute, the London-based property technology business. TPFG has been piloting the solution across 12 of their branches over the last five months. The rollout will include Coadjute’s digital property […]
£150bn worth of homes sold over the last year, research reveals
New research has revealed that despite the more muted market conditions seen over the last year, home sellers across England and Wales have still transacted on £150bn worth of property and, while London remains the most valuable region, it accounts for just four of the top 10 most valuable local authorities where the total value […]
All but one big housebuilder sees decline in land bank volumes
New research has revealed that all but one of the big housebuilders has seen a reduction in the volume of land banking plots held on an annual basis. APRAO analysed the latest annual reports of the seven major UK property developers, looking at total land banking plots held* and how this total compares to the […]