DART upgrade: LMS enhances transparency for customers in remortgage cases
LMS, the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing services, has announced an update to its Decisioning and Automated Remortgage Technology (DART). The update benefits customers of lenders who process remortgage cases through DART, enhancing the upfront information available to them at the start of the transaction. Via DART, cases can proceed through automated case progression, or, […]
Land Registry industrial action ends as ‘members win major concessions’
Long-running industrial action has ended after Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members won major concessions over office attendance, individual performance data and plans to downgrade work, the union has announced. Members have voted 86.4% in favour of accepting a settlement negotiated by union officials with Land Registry management, ending the formal dispute at the […]
End of chancel checks? Law Commission to consult on extent of homeowner’s liabilities
The Law Commission have launched a consultation on proposals to clarify chancel repair liability (CRL) and potentially end such, unless there is an entry on the property title. The Commission’s paper and consultation, which runs until 15th November 2025, highlights a need to clarify the current ‘uncertainty’ around the intention of the Land Registration Act […]
Rising house prices ‘a sign of maturity’ amid ‘robust demand’
House price data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows a rise in annual house price inflation following an April slow-down, with an increase of 3.9% in the 12 months to May 2025 taking the average UK property price to £269,000. Prices were up in all regions: the average price in England was […]
Rise in inflation receives muted response from property industry
UK consumer price inflation (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the the 12 months to June, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to May. The monthly rise was 0.3%, compared to 0.1% in June 2024. CPI including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.1% in the 12 months to June (up slightly from 4.0% […]
Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms target first-time buyers
The Leeds Reforms announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday include a range of measures to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder. The Bank of England is set to allow more lending at over 4.5 times a buyer’s income, which the government says could help 36,000 more people buy a home within the next […]
Conditional selling… do unto others as you would have them do unto you
The recent Panorama investigation into the behaviour of some estate agents has reignited public concern about unethical practices in the property industry. While the revelations have shocked many, the uncomfortable truth is that such behaviour is far from new, and in some cases, it has been quietly embedded in the industry for decades. Nostalgia often […]