Increase in HMLR staff costs reflects 2,700 new employees, minister says
HM Land Registry figures revealing a £158 million increase in staff costs since 2017 reflect the appointment of over 2,700 new employees, Matthew Pennycook, the minister of state for housing, communities and local government has said. HMLR spent £326 million on staff costs for permanent employees in 2024-25, up from £168 million in 2016-17. Responding […]
‘The property market has weathered the storm’ – brighter days ahead
The final Property and Homemover Report for 2025 from TwentyCi and TwentyEA reveals a 10% increase in transactions compared to the previous year, with the highest number of properties listed for sale in a decade – over 1.7 million. Exchange volumes increased by 12.6% in comparison to 2024, ending the year at 986,665. The average […]
November’s market was ‘resilient but measured’, Propertymark says
Propertymark’s housing insight report for November, released this week, reveals a “resilient but measured” market, the organisation said. Although the figures from the estate agents’ body show a slight dip in agreed sales (down to 6.8 from 7.8 in October) and a fall in buyer registrations (down two to 57 per branch) the change reflected […]
Government allocates £14m to support local plan implementation
The government has announced a minimum of £14 million in funding to support local authorities with local plan making. The funding will be available to eligible authorities using both the legacy and new plan making systems, and is in addition to £29 million awarded in January and March last year. The Legacy Plan System Funding […]
Compliance trends for mid-sized law firms
In the second of a three-part series, Rick Jakubowski, product marketing manager at legal tech company Legl, shares compliance insights for medium-sized firms (26-100 employees). In next week’s final instalment, Rick has advice for large firms, with more than 100 employees. Medium firms (26-100 employees) sit at the centre of the legal market’s compliance […]