LMS announces strategic partnership with Houseful brands – Zoopla, Alto, and Yourkeys
LMS, the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing services, commits to a five-year strategic partnership with Houseful. Houseful is the leading software, data, and insight business in residential property. It encompasses a range of leading brands including Zoopla, Alto, and Yourkeys. These brands will collaborate with LMS to enhance the transaction experience for all parties involved, […]
Updated practice guides: PG19, PG63, PG52 and PG11
Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: Section 3.4.5 has been amended to clarify who can and who cannot normally apply for the registration of a consent restriction such as Form […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer: 14th May 2024
I went to visit a friend over the weekend. He is selling his mother’s house. I arranged for him to sign the documents and it was a good opportunity to catch up. And I knew he would ask me the question which I could not answer and tried to steer the conversation away from it. […]
Landlords ‘struggle to operate’ due to tax increases
UK Landlords are struggling to keep up with tax increases, causing them to hike up rental prices for tenants. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that reveal annual private rental prices rose by an average of 6.5% across the country. Propertymark have spoken to a landlord who says ‘taxes […]
Property market performance since pandemic peak highlights importance of local market knowledge
New data has revealed that since the pandemic house price peak seen in September 2022, local property market performances in the UK vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24%. This drastic swing from one market to the next highlights the importance of local agent knowledge when it comes to choosing […]
Eight start-ups achieve a place on the highly anticipated Spring Accelerator Programme at Geovation
It has proven to be a competitive year for applicants to join this year’s Spring Accelerator Programme and it has become a “magnet in attracting some of the most promising innovators” in both the GeoTech and PropTech sectors, made possible through the integral partnerships Geovation holds with Ordnance Survey (OS) and HM Land Registry (HMLR). […]
Sarah Sams Appointed Head of Residential Property at Dutton Gregory Solicitors
Dutton Gregory Solicitors has appointed Partner Sarah Sams as Head of the firm’s highly successful Residential Property division. Sarah Sams, who previously was a Partner at Dutton Gregory Solicitors, is an experienced property law expert with over 20 years of experience in residential conveyancing. She has a specialist knowledge in shared ownership, having advised some […]
SLC appoints two new board members
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) have announced the appointment of Joanna Ponsford and Lee Gaddes to the Society’s Board Simon Law, SLC’s Chairperson said that they are delighted to welcome Joanna and Lee on to the Board as new directors of the Society. He continued: “The SLC Board carefully considered their exceptional qualifications and […]
