‘Utter nonsense’ – readers react to new climate change guidance
‘Utter nonsense’ and ‘a historic blunder’ – two comments that reflect the sentiment of Today’s Conveyancer readers in response to the Law Society’s new practice note on climate change. The views shared this week are overwhelmingly at odds with the positive comments from industry leaders, which Stephen Larcombe referred to as ‘a hard sell’. He […]
Government focus on housebuilding is behind a 36% increase in registrations – NHBC
The government’s focus on housing has provided a boost to developers according to the National House Building Council, which says new home registrations are up 36% on this time last year. The figures from the NHBC reveal that 29,356 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2025, up 36% on Q1 2024 and 17% […]
Buyer enquiries up and time to exchange down, as market confidence ‘trends upwards’
Propertymark’s survey of 100 estate agents across the UK has found a large increase in the number of prospective buyers in March, up to an average of 113 per member branch from 81 in February. The number of homes placed for sale per member branch also increased, up from 10.7 to an average of 13.5. […]
‘Stability is tempting buyers back to the market’, with Lincolnshire seeing largest uplift
All but two counties in England saw an upward trend in the number of buyers entering the market in Q1 of 2025, according to research from London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves. Between Q1 2024 and Q1 of this year, the number of homes securing a buyer across England increased at an average […]
Material Information guidance withdrawn but the responsibilities remain for conveyancers
The recent withdrawal of the National Trading Standards’ Material Information (MI) guidance has understandably created some confusion and concern across the property industry. While the guidance that helped clarify agents’ obligations under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 has been removed, it is essential for conveyancers, estate agents and other stakeholders to understand […]
