Nationwide under fire after Part II revisions
Conveyancers have taken to social media to lambast Nationwide Building Society over revisions to their UK Finance Handbook instructions. In the days after the UK’s largest building society welcomed plans to modernise the home moving process, the revisions have been described as moving the goalposts as it introduces new rules requiring a deed of variation […]
Stalling momentum but sentiment remains strong for 2025 volumes
Positive sentiment around the current state of play in the property market plays out in the latest RICS UK Residential Property Survey in which respondents indicate despite a broadly flat picture around demand and sales, agents remain upbeat about 2025, in part due to the number of properties continuing to come to market. The slight […]
Affordable Homes Programme get £300m boost ahead of rogue landlord crackdown
The Affordable Homes Programme is to receive a £300m boost to help build nearly 3,000 additional homes to enable more people to get on the housing ladder. The announcement is part of the government’s continued efforts to ‘Get Britain Building’ and deliver ‘the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.’ Half of […]
Landmark commercial trends report Q4 ’24 – Jan 2025
Landmark’s latest Commercial Property Trends Report offers essential insights into Q4 2024. It provides a comprehensive overview of the commercial property market in England, Wales, and Scotland, analysing key transactional indicators such as search order volumes, due diligence activity, planning applications and completion levels. Large planning applications down for the first time in 2024 Landmark’s […]
First time buyers dominate conveyancing comparison site enquiries
A home moving lead generation website has reported first time buyers (FTBs) have a dominant share of enquiries submitted through its conveyancing comparison calculator, reaching a record 64% in December 2024; an indicator of the impact the current reliefs on stamp duty for FTBs currently has on the property market. reallmoving.com says the stats, which […]
