Invitation: Fraud is evolving, but so are the ways we can collectively prevent it.
Did you know? 65% of law firms faced cyber incidents*. And 30% of buyers have experienced property fraud*. With Action Fraud recently revealing that between April ‘24 and May 25’ there were 143 cases of conveyancing fraud resulting in £11.7 million in losses with an average loss of £78,393 per case* supported by analysis from Lloyds Bank that found in 2024 victims of […]
HMLR launches improved digital services for Business Gateway software users
HM Land Registry has improved its digital services for customers who use software connected to Business Gateway application programming interfaces (APIs). The update will ensure a more reliable and flexible service for those developing software through the introduction of new APIs, HMLR says. The change in APIs – software components that automatically update data between […]
Rightmove’s AI plans will ‘change the game’ following share drop ‘overreaction’
RBC Capital Markets has criticised what it says was a market overraction to Rightmove’s announcement that profits would be hit by increased investment into AI on Friday, when share prices fell by as much as 28% during trading. ‘We think the market has it wrong’, RBC said in a statement on Tuesday. ‘Rightmove is not […]
New home registrations up for third consecutive quarter
Over 30,000 new homes were registered to be built in the third quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 8%, according to new figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC). In Q3 2025, 30,643 new homes were registered, up from 28,304 in Q3 2024. On a quarterly basis, Q3 saw an increase of 1% […]
Scottish parliament passes bill to limit ownership of large landholdings
Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to passed a land reform bill to help reduce land ownership amongst a small number of people and give communities a greater say over privately owned land. The bill will introduce the creation of a transfer test to ensure the sale or transfer of a landholding larger than […]