Top Local Land Charges teams in recognised ahead of 2025 Land Data Awards for Excellence

Local Land Charges (LLC) teams across the country have been recognised in 9 shortlists for the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, the only awards to recognise outstanding performance in the profession. The winning and highly commended local authorities will be announced on the 11th and 12th March at the virtual Local […]
Movera strengthen recruitment team with new hire

Home moving group Movera, which comprises ONP Solicitors, Cavendish Legal Group (CLG), LMS, and Conveyancing Alliance (CAL), says it has strengthened its recruitment team with the appointment of Matt Darwell to a newly-created Talent Attraction Partner role. The role was created to ‘underscore Movera’s commitment to attracting and retaining top talent’ said the group, with […]
Solo buying still achievable for first time buyers

Research into the number of people buying their first home alone has been published showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and affordability challenges with a slight decline in the number of buyers purchasing alone has fallen by 4% over the last four years; decreasing from 51% of purchasers in 2021 to 47% in 2024. […]
£1bn per year needed to maintain flood defences

A new report published by reinsurance scheme Flood Re has found the investment in flood defences has saved UK households £1.15bn in annual damage. It estimates without the current levels of flood defences the cost of losses could be as much as 2.8 times higher than it currently is. Flood risk modelling company Fathom was […]