Cornwall-based Peer-to-peer lender, Folk2Folk, are seeking a hundred firms to put together a national legal panel to help expand their reach across the UK. Folk2Folk is a peer-to-peer lender that encourages people to invest their

HMRC have informed councils that VAT will not be charged on council searches from 1st February, Today’s Conveyancer understands. Implementation has been delayed for an unspecified length of time. In correspondence to members of the

Workload for small builders dipped in the final quarter of 2015, according to new data published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to the FMB, the dip means the UK is already on

Right-to-Buy schemes have today launched for tenants of five housing associations across England. The five pilot schemes have launched in co-operation with associations in Merseyside, London, Norfolk, Thames Valley and Oxfordshire. The Government are hailing

One in four estate agents has seen a rise in prospective landlords looking to buy before the 3% stamp duty comes in on second homes in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has welcomed a report announcing a further drop in complaints against its work. The report to the SRA’s board by the Independent Complaints Resolution Service says the number of complaints

Rents across England and Wales are rising faster than at any point in the last five years, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from Reeds Rains and Your Move. The average rent for England and

Land Registry completed 199,972 searches in December, down from 206,321 in November according to statistics released today. In total 359,964 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings), a drop of less than 4,000 from November.

Gross mortgage lending increased by 8% in 2015, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), bringing the total for the year up to £220.3 billion. 2015 was the fifth consecutive year for gross lending

2015 saw just over 12,500 more residential property transactions compared with 2014, which represents growth of just over 1%. In total, the number of non-residential transactions over £40,000 was 1,231,260 according to HMRC’s latest statistics.

The average UK house price hit £208,000 by the end of 2015, according to data published by Halifax. According to economists at the bank, house prices in December 2015 were 9.5% higher than twelve months

Homebuyers are losing money to criminals at a rate of knots, according to the SRA. Speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire show yesterday afternoon after a couple lost their £45,000 deposit to cyber criminals, Solicitors Regulation Authority

Councils are set to charge VAT on searches after HMRC decides CON29s should be VAT applicable. While some councils have said they intend to absorb the 20% charge, other authorities have said they intend to apply

Richard Barnett, the solicitor struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over a raft of allegations, including misusing a multi-million pound loan, says he is considering an appeal over the decision. The 65 year old

The vast majority of Buy-to-let Landlords are set to stay in the industry despite the tax increases Goerge Osborne announced in last year.   According to a YouGov survey comissioned by the Council of Mortgage

A couple have lost a £45,000 house deposit after transferring money to a bank account fraudsters had told them belonged to their conveyancers. Sarah and Richard Tough, who live near Bishop’s Stortford, received an email

A solicitor has been struck off after receiving nearly £5 million from an investment fund in “improper” circumstances and failing to pay it into client accounts as part of “multiple findings of dishonesty”. The funds

Lending for house purchase remained steady into November with the number of approvals 3% above the average over the last six months. According to the Bank of England, the number of loan approvals for house

Two Buy to Let landlords have raised more than £50,000 in a bid to hold a judicial review over Buy to Let tax changes. Private Landlords Chris Cooper and Steve Bolton launched a crowdfunding drive

The Prime Minister has announced plans to directly commission 13,000 new homes to be built on publicly owned sites. The houses will be built by small and medium-sized house builders on five sites in Dover,

House prices are set to rise by an average of 9% in 2016 across England and Wales according to Home.co.uk. The predicted acceleration in price growth (prices grew 8% in 2015) is being put down

Four in ten letting agents are predicting rental stock supply will fall over the next five years – the highest propertion of agents to predict so this year, according to the Association of Residential Letting

Peter Rollings, CEO at London-based estate agents Marsh & Parsons, is predicting a “flood” of home buyers in the New Year ahead of an increase in interest rates. Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, had

Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Website for “Rowlands Solicitors” A website is claiming to represent “Rowlands Solicitors” and “The Trustworthy Solicitors”, rowlands-solicitors.co.uk. However the SRA state

According to statistics released today, Land Registry completed 206,321 searches in November, down from 211,221 in October. Overall, 363,700 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings). 677,160 were applications to obtain an official copy

The privatisation of the Land Registry will be abandoned for a second time according to Search Acumen’s Director, Andy Sommerville. Making predictions for 2016, Andy Sommerville sees the suggested privatisation of the Land Registry as