CON29DW: Red Flags 2 – All about pumping stations and surface water
If you missed DWSN’s latest webinar CON29DW: Red Flags 2 – All about pumping stations and surface water, you can now access the recording via the DWSN YouTube Channel. DWSN’s latest webinar explored additional red flags areas in the CON29DW and why they matter. Chaired by Owen Davies, Head of Searches & Affinity Partnerships, Severn Trent […]
12,737 reasons to read this article
SDLT is not a simple tax. HMRC says so. The courts say so. The statutory framework says so. And 12,737 real matters handled by Compass say so. Yet still some market commentators state otherwise, so here is what the law, the data, and the regulatory framework tell us. The legal position is not ambiguous HMRC […]
Rightmove’s data shows a housing market holding up despite earlier fears
The latest data from Rightmove reveals a “surprisingly resilient” housing market, with the real-time market snapshot showing new buyer demand for April 7% below this time last year but consistent with this year’s trend of lagging behind 2025. First-time buyer demand is slightly stronger, down by 6% on last year. However, the last seven days […]
Post-pandemic property boom fuels remortgage market as five-year deals come to an end
A near 25% increase in mortgage activity in the first quarter of 2025 was driven by a 46% increase in remortgaging as “rafts of borrowers” continue to come off ultra-low pandemic era mortgage products, according to the latest Mortgage Market Briefing from Stonebridge. The brokerage network says the surge was due to large number of […]
LSSA launches ESG policy to ‘support responsible innovation and trusted AI in legal technology’
The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) has responded to the growing use of artificial intelligence in technology by launching a new policy document on environmental, social and governance (ESG), setting out a framework to support responsible growth, ethical innovation and trusted digital transformation across the legal technology sector. The membership body says the policy reflects […]
Is the telephone dying in conveyancing – and does it matter?
Julie Williams, head of delivery at Complete ASAP, asks whether the telephone is becoming obsolete and whether emails will ever completely replace the personal touch of a conversation in real time. Our industry is built on precision and process, and because of that, communication has always been central to conveyancing. However, at ASAP’s recent […]