X-Press Legal Services partners with pioneer of UK’s legal indemnity comparison platforms
X-Press Legal Services has partnered with My Legal Indemnity Shop, the UK’s first legal indemnity comparison platform, created by international underwriting agency DUAL. With an estimated 40% of UK residential property transactions requiring at least one indemnity insurance policy, the new partnership allows X-Press Legal Services’ conveyancing clients access to My Legal Indemnity Shop. This […]
The price of ‘efficiency’: What referral deals don’t say out loud
The recent BBC Panorama investigation into estate agency referral practices brought public attention to a structural issue that conveyancers have understood for years. The programme featured the sale of a residential property where one buyer, who had agreed to use the estate agent’s in-house mortgage and conveyancing services, appeared to be given preferential treatment. Another […]
BBC investigation uncovers ‘dubious’ selling of conveyancing services by estate agents
An undercover investigation by the BBC has uncovered what it calls ‘dubious sales tactics’ by estate agents favouring buyers who agree to take out in-house conveyancing services. The broadcaster investigated UK-wide agency Connells after speaking to more than 20 ‘concerned’ independent financial advisers and mortgage advisers from across England and Wales. During a six-week undercover […]
Mortgage analysis finds first-time buyers are being offered up to 1.57 times more than requested
An affordability analysis by mortgage brokerage platform Acre has found that first-time buyers are being offered higher maximum loan sizes than they are asking for, with average offers 1.57 times more than the requested amount – up from 1.48 just three months ago. Acre, which handles over 2.8 million affordability requests per month, analysed requests […]
Country market favours buyers as prices fall and instructions rise
Research from Knight Frank reveals that new sales instructions in the Country market – covering a range of urban and rural markets above £750,000 outside London – have jumped by 9% since last year. The second quarter of 2025 was the most favourable market for buyers in the Country for seven years, according to the […]
Interactive map shows potential home buyers affordable locations
Home moving comparison website reallymoving has launched an interactive map that shows would-be home buyers the locations with the greatest choice of properties within their budget. The map can be searched by budget and number of bedrooms to identify the locations where properties are likely to be most affordable. Searches can then be concentrated within […]