Land registration: Practice guides (PG20, PG40S2, PG26, PG78)
Home rights and applications under the Family Law Act 1996 (PG20) Page summary: How to protect, renew or cancel a spouse’s or civil partner’s home rights arising under the Family Law Act 1996 (practice guide 20). Change made: The guide has been amended to provide clearer guidance for customers to improve the lodgement of applications. […]
Conveyancing task force will address ‘fatal flaws’ in home buying reforms
A task force of conveyancers has assembled to address what its members say are fatal flaws in the government’s proposals for home buying reform. Urgent conversations have been taking place amongst the group since Sunday, a spokesperson said, with the aim of analysing the consultation documents ‘for the good of the profession’. The group – […]
Downward trend in buyer demand ‘firmly entrenched’, RICS says
Subdued momentum persists in the UK housing market amidst uncertainty about the autumn budget, the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has found. Buyer demand and agreed sales remain in negative territory for the third consecutive month, with the forward-looking sentiment suggesting the muted picture is likely to persist into early 2026. The net balance […]
Law Society appoints 181st president
The Law Society has inaugurated Mark Evans as the 181st president with Brett Dixon, vice president and Dana Denis-Smith, deputy vice president. Evans has spent the last 12 months as vice-president to incumbent Richard Atkinson. A proud Welshman, Evans is the third Law Society president to come from Wales and through his tenure said he […]
Price of typical first time buyer homes rising faster than market average
Research from property website Zoopla has found the price of a typical first time buyer home is rising faster than the market average, with an increase of 2.4% over the last year compared to the UK average of 1.3%. Buyers can now expect to pay an average of £229,000 for their first home – but […]
New Homes Quality Board selected to operate Shared Ownership Code
The Shared Ownership Council has selected the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) to be the code operator for the Shared Ownership Code, which sets the standard for the quality of new homes and customer service provided by developers. The non-profit organisation now has full responsibility for the code, including operations, governance and financial stability. The Shared Ownership […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – This ‘straightforward’ case is not what it seems…
I had a lot of things to write about this week as so much seemed to be happening. Still a lot of negativity on LinkedIn, still a lot of conveyancing bashing. We now also have a consultation about how to make this all better, and which could result in cheaper fees for buyers (thereby increasing […]