Six months on: How Geodesys and Southern Water are transforming conveyancing searches
Earlier this year, Geodesys became the official ordering and delivery partner for CON29DW searches across the Southern Water region. This strategic partnership was designed not only to strengthen Geodesys’ position in the market, but also to deliver an enhanced level of service and technical expertise to conveyancers throughout the Southern Water region. Now, just over […]
The autumn budget: Speculation, stability and what it means for conveyancers
For weeks leading up to the autumn budget, the property world braced for impact. Rumours spread with the usual fervour: potential adjustments to thresholds, reforms to reliefs, and even talk of complete stamp duty overhaul. By the time budget day arrived, many conveyancers were preparing themselves for days of reassuring their clients, re-educating their teams, […]
Lewisham Council approves 1,700-home redevelopment of shopping centre despite height and affordability concerns
The London Borough of Lewisham has granted approval for Landsec’s major redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre – a high-density mixed-use scheme that will deliver around 1,700 homes across towers of up to 35 storeys. The decision was made despite the proposal exceeding the borough’s own height guidance and offering an affordable housing level well below […]
LSB seeks feedback on encouraging diversity in legal sector
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has shared new proposals that aim to support equality and diversity in the legal profession and is inviting feedback from across the sector. The proposals would replace existing guidance published in 2017 and amended in 2020, setting out a new framework for regulators to drive consistent improvement across the sector. The consultation – open now until 2 March – […]
Will budget measures boost government plans to build 1.5m new homes? Industry experts react
In a statement released yesterday, the minister of state for housing, Matthew Pennycook, said the budget ‘brings with it the prospect of thousands of new homes’, along with ‘hundreds more planners to turbocharge housebuilding ‘. ‘In terms of housing, thousands of much-needed new homes are set to be unlocked in London through the extension of […]
Law Society responds to budget: ‘Legal sector won’t face damaging tax hikes’
The Law Society of England and Wales says it is ‘pleased the UK government has listened to its concerns and will not be imposing a damaging tax on limited liability partnerships’. The legal sector is ‘a global powerhouse’ worth almost £60 billion and employing more than half a million people, connecting ‘every part of the […]
As a conveyancer, this budget is definitely a case of ‘less is less’
As a conveyancer, I watched the government’s budget with the same mix of curiosity and cautious optimism shared across the property sector. In conveyancing, budget announcements can bring sudden changes that require an immediate response, and over the years I’ve learned to stay alert. I’ve spent more than one lunch break sitting in my car, […]