Your most read stories of 2025

It’s been a busy year for the conveyancing profession, with stamp duty changes, ministerial resignations, landmark legislation, budget chaos – and proposed reforms that could transform the home buying and selling process. It’s been our privilege to share all this news, and more, with you.

As we head out of 2025, here’s a look back at the most popular story each month – and your top 10 most-read stories of the year.

January: Invasive plants impacted by wintry weather conditions

February: Lenders withdraw mortgage offers after EWS1 certificate furore

March: Exclusive: An apology to the conveyancing profession

April: Scam warning as conveyancing firm targeted with fake reviews

May: Climate change practice note published

June: Conveyancing assistant ‘showed remorse’ for faking TR1 signatures

July: BBC investigation uncovers ‘dubious’ selling of conveyancing services by estate agents

August: Attractive deals tempt buyers back to market, with ‘business booming’ in Blackburn

September: Rayner ‘throws conveyancers under the bus’ as she fights for political future

October: Government announces ‘biggest shake-up to home buying process in country’s history’

November: Chancellor ‘looking at proposals’ to double highest rates of council tax

December: Conveyancers who submit SDLT returns must register as tax advisers, HMRC confirms

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Need some more inspiration? Check out the top 10 most read stories of 2025:

1. Chancellor ‘looking at proposals’ to double highest rates of council tax
2. BBC investigation uncovers ‘dubious’ selling of conveyancing services by estate agents
3. Lenders withdraw mortgage offers after EWS1 certificate furore
4. Conveyancers who submit SDLT returns must register as tax advisers, HMRC confirms
5. Talbots acquires Tinsdills as M&A activity ramps up
6. ‘Mansion tax’ proposals could see CGT charged on high value homes
7. tmGroup signs up to Conveyancing Information Executive
8. Rayner ‘throws conveyancers under the bus’ as she fights for political future
9. Government announces ‘biggest shake-up to home buying process in country’s history’
10. New TA6 and TA7 property protocol forms launched