Josh is the Journalist for the Today’s Group and writes many of the articles for Today’s Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist.
He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.
The volume of residential properties to stay steady into 2016/17 according to predictions from The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). According to the CML, there were approximately 1,219,000 residential property transactions last year, with their prediction
President of the Law Society Jonathan Smithers has vowed to learn lessons from the failure of the Veyo project. Responding to an open letter written by Rob Hailstone, also sought to emphasise the operational independence
Just over 5% of homebuyers relied on a gifted deposit this year, up from 4.71% in 2014. First time buyers are regularly turning to the bank of Mum and Dad, according to research by My
Private tenants are set to bear the brunt of the Government’s move to encourage homebuying, according to Eddie Goldsmith, Chairman of the Conveyancing Association (CA). Mr Goldsmith also isn’t holding his breath for the market
The Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) have bought a stake in online conveyancing hub Sort Refer. The sale of a 23% stake in Sort Refer’s parent company Sort Ltd for £350,000 is being funded out of
Specialist malware attacks by viruses nicknamed “Ransomware” are on the rise, according to experts, with twice as many attacks globally in 2015 as in 2014. The malware works by encrypting files and demanding a ransom
House prices have continued their rise into October according to statistics released today. According to the Office for Natinoal Statistics (ONS) UK house prices rose 7% in the year to October, compared with 6.1% in
The number of loans taken out for house purchase rose 8% compared with October 2014. The number of first time buyers taking out loans also rose with an 8% rise month to month, or 3%
A woman has been left in “distress” after handing over a cheque for £1.35 million to buy a house only to find out the seller wasn’t the real owner. Max and Penny Hastings had been
Scott Bozinis launched InfoTrack UK on 7th July after moving to the UK just over a year ago. He previously worked at the Australian branch of the conveyancing search platform, and believes searching and conveyancer
The Solicitor’s Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) proposed new centralised qualifying exam for solicitors has been criticised as “nothing new” by teaching professionals. At a recent Westminster Legal Policy Forum conference, Rebecca Huxley-Binns of the Association of
All of the obstacles to buying a house, such as raising a deposit or a lack of job security have fallen according to research by the Building Societies Association (BSA). Raising a deposit is still
Opening up planning further to local communities could help tackle “Not In My Back Yard” or NIMBY-ism, an often cited obstacle to housebuilding according to a leading think tank. The report by cross-party think tank,
Tributes have been paid to a Martyn Morgan of Quality Solicitors Talbots who has died after a short illness aged 60. He leaves behind his wife Mary, daughters Abby, Charli, Danielle, Hannah and son Ben.
The number of completed house sales sold this year is 3.4% lower than at the same point last year according to new figures for England and Wales released by LSL Property Services. The number of
A significant reduction in housing stock is continuing to drive increases in property prices according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) November Residential Market Survey. To make matters worse, according to Doug Crawford of
The housing shortage facing the UK is set to be the driving force behind market changes in 2016 according to Doug Crawford, CEO at My Home Move. Doug believes government targets on affordable housing could
Coodes Solicitors have established a new Residential Property team in Falmouth, with two staff moving in following their recent merger with Preston Goldburn. Conveyancing Executives Lisa Brewer and Laura Rowe have both moved from other
Online estate agents easyProperty have become the first online estate agency in the UK to sign up with online purchasing portal Clicktopurchase. Clicktopurchase are currently the only provider of online bidding for property and even
The value of mortgages issued for house purchase grew to £43.5 billion according to statistics released by the Bank of England. The percentage of loans for house purchase also increased, up from 67.6% in Q2
More than 60,000 homes have been bought with a Help-to-Buy scheme in the last two and a half years according to statistics released by the Department for Communities and Local Government. In total, 62,569 people