CLC seeks practitioner input for its Quarterly Confidence Tracker
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is once again running its Quarterly Confidence Tracker to gather the views of the profession on the current state of home buying and selling. The regulator hopes the survey will become a regular health check for the industry, monitoring the sentiment and expectations of conveyancers every quarter. Contributors in […]
LMS remortgage report finds low swap rates and increased lender confidence
The March remortgage snapshot from LMS reveals ‘the lowest swap rates in recent years’, giving lenders ‘the confidence to price competitively’. The report from the national conveyancing company found that new instructions increased by 23% in March compared to the previous month, with a 10% pipeline increase. Remortgages were down 20% on February and the […]
Bold Legal conference to connect conveyancers in London this June
The Bold Legal Group will stage its annual conveyancing conference at Regent’s University London on 11th June, with a barbecue lunch and evening drinks. The BLG Conference & Soirée: A Day of Professional Development, Networking, and Industry Insight aims to bring together around 300 professionals from the conveyancing sector ‘for a day of connection, collaboration, […]
Estate agents ‘concerned’ about housing targets
The professional body for estate agents says its members are ‘concerned’ about the UK government and devolved administrations meeting housebuilding targets, with most believing planning restrictions will present the biggest obstacle. A lack of a skilled workforce, population growth and not having the necessary infrastructure to support housebuilding were also cited as potential factors that […]