£68m commitment to unlock brownfield sites for housing

54 councils across the UK will receive a share of £68m to unlock and develop brownfield sites. The funding will be used to deliver on the government’s pledge to build 1.5m homes over the course of this Parliament and deliver on its election promises to help families on to the housing ladder.  The funding is […]

CoPSO seeks new chair

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) is seeking a new chair after James Sherwood-Rogers announced he would be stepping down at the end of September 2024. Sherwood-Rogers confirmed in August he would be stepping down after over 10 years as chair saying “I am proud of what CoPSO has achieved, but it is time […]

New head of residential conveyancing for national firm

National conveyancing firm PLS Solicitors have announced the appointment of Anthony Rimmer as their new Head of Residential Conveyancing With extensive experience, Anthony joins PLS having been at My Home Move for the last 10 years, most recently as Head of Remortgage. The move reunites him with Managing Director of PLS Dan Hickey, under whom […]

Joint venture to provide home move, legal and ancillary services under one roof

North East property businesses, Hello Mortgage, Estatio and Sort Legal have joined forces to provide home movers with what they are describing as a ‘super agency’ to handle every aspect of a home move, plus legal and ancillary services. Newly launched offices in South Shields and Teesside will each house estate agency, mortgage and protection […]