British Conveyancing Awards raises £5,000 for charity
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, has raised £5,000 for its chosen charity on the night, the Mindstep Foundation. Hosted on 13th March at 8 Northumberland Avenue, the awards showcases the work of conveyancers and property professionals up and down the country. The awards once again supported the work of the Conveyancing Foundation; a […]
Is AI good enough for conveyancing?
As the SDLT deadline rapidly approaches and transaction volumes surge, conveyancing firms are caught in the eye of a perfect storm: firms must somehow maintain service quality while accelerating completions – all in an environment where mistakes carry ever-increasing costs. This pressure coincides with a technological inflection point. 2024 marked a watershed year for artificial […]
Climate change: now included in Sitecheck Combined
While climate change is global in scale, there are also highly localised environmental impacts that threaten our cities, buildings, and communities. Climate change affects every industry as well as how we work and live. Concerns around climate have gained more importance when understanding and addressing related risks during property transactions. From the 1st April, 2023, […]
Strengthening compliance in law firms with consultant conveyancers
Traditionally, lawyers have worked within rigid structures, often tied to large firms with fixed salaries, high overheads, and hierarchical career paths. However, an increasing number of legal professionals are now opting for a more flexible approach – joining consultancy-led firms that offer autonomy, financial incentives, and a better work-life balance. The benefits of being a […]
What does the property market want from the Spring Statement?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will stand in Parliament on Wednesday 26th March to deliver her much-anticipated Spring Statement; with many in the property industry hoping for no repeat of SDLT deadline extensions experienced in previous budgets. Helping first time buyers, planning reform and data are a priority for membership bodies and professionals in the home buying […]
Housing more affordable in 2024 than 2023 as affordability returns to pre-pandemic levels
Affordability of housing in England and Wales has fallen over the past 12 months from 8.4x earnings to 7.7x earning in England, and 6.2x to 5.9x earnings in Wales; to levels not seen since 2016. The figures are based on numbers released this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing median earnings in […]
Parliament urged to back Plan for Change with second reading of Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Parliament has been urged to back the Labour Government’s Plan for Change with the landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill being read in Parliament yesterday (24th March). Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said there was ‘no time to waste’ if the party is to deliver on its manifesto promise of 1.5m new homes in this Parliament. […]
Bank of England to ‘stress test’ disaster scenarios
Seven banks, representing 75% of lending to the UK economy, are taking part in a ‘hypothetical stress scenario’ designed to test the resilience of the banking infrastructure to withstand economic disaster scenarios; one of the scenarios being a sizeable drop in property prices. The Bank of England (BoE) have launched the 2025 Bank Capital Stress […]
