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.
Land Registry are set to update their DX and PO Box addresses from 27th May The Land Registry say they are changing their central address because their scanning centre is moving from Coventry to Gloucestershire.
More than 135,000 mortgages were approved last month, up 14.5% on March 2015 according to statistics released by the Bank of England today. In total, 135,443 loans secured against dwellings were approved, 17,182 ahead of
Just two regions in England and Wales experienced house price rises in March according to price paid data released by Land Registry, with the average price down half of one percent. Whilst London and the
Leeds based law firm Black Connect have appointed Ian Errington as their new commercial property partner. The firm who are part of Blacks Solicitors say Ian specialises in new builds and has 25 years of
The number of houses in the UK has increased by 171,000 in 2015 according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. The change represents an increase of 0.73% between March 2014 and March 2015.
The number of new build homes approved for development in the first three months this year is nearly two thirds fewer than for the same period last year. Nearly 40% of applications are currently being
Two solicitors whose firm was closed down by the SRA in 2012 have been suspended from for three years. Richard Chan and Rajob Alli ran Abode Solicitors fro Harrogate which until it was closed down
The Conveyancing Association has announced updates for it’s Conveyancing Progression Training Course to include changes to SDLT and the Mortgage Credit Directive. According to CA there has been “considerable” feedback from those who have already
The Director of Client Services at Cripps LLP has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society. Christina Blacklaws will take up the post in July when the Robert Bourns becomes president and Joe
Remortgaging in March 2016 was up 10% on March last year according to research by LMS, with a predicted 30,282 remortgages being processed. The number of remortgages is also up on February, with 7% more
A couple has lost their future home and more than £200,000 to fraudsters after receiving an email claiming to offer new bank account details for their conveyancer. The Telegraph state that Andrew Doyle and Susan
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have announced a consultation on making it easier for firms to switch regulators. The announcement comes after the Society for Licensed Conveyancers wrote to the SRA asking them to review the
First time buyers are first in line to benefit when it comes to the increase in stamp duty on second homes according to the National Association of Estate Agents with the number of FTBs up
The total value of equity release lending has grown another 21% in the first quarter of 2016 to £393.9 million – the highest quarter on record. As a whole the market was worth a huge
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the SRA Letters from “Allan Rodriguez” of “Berwin Leighton Paisner Law Partners” A member of the public has reported receiving a letter claiming to be from an
The Home Secretary has unveiled a new action plan to deal with money laundering and corruption. The plan includes reform to the fundamental reform of the suspicious activity reports regime and the creation of new
The owner of comparison site eConveyancer ULS Technology has announced pre-tax profits of £3.8 million, up 31% on the last tax year. ULS who also own a multitude of other comparison sites and legal services
The Council for Mortgage Lenders say they expect to see 10,000 fewer mortgage transactions per months in the first quarter of the new tax year, following the pre-stamp duty increase rush on second homes. Analysis
The number of transactions over £40,000 leapt a huge 77% compared with March last year as a result of the looming increase in stamp duty on second homes. The number of transactions was also 74.8%
According to newly released statistics, Land Registry completed 266,159 searches in March up from 185,139 searches in February. In total there were 1,608,638 applications in March, up from 1,552,805 in february. This includes 359,911 applications
As one of the biggest events in the calendar, Searches UK are delighted to announce that for the third year in a row they will be exhibiting at Legalex for their two day event at
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a reminder to solicitors that the new Continuing Professional Development scheme is just six months away. The new scheme comes in on 1st November and removes the need to
A rug designer in Wiltshire stumbled upon a hugely significant Roman archaeological find while having a barn on his property converted for his children. Luke Irwin’s find is said to be unparalleled by historic England,
My Home Move have announced they intend to switch to using LexisOne software alongside their move to their new Leicester headquarters. My Home Move initially started using the software within their finance department which they
Volunteers from the Conveyancing Foundation are set to ride 255 miles from Cardiff to Colchester via Bath and Clapham Common in order to raise £10,000 for a children’s charity. Three of the group intend to
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors says the previously expected increase in house sales for the coming months will be dampened by the recent rush caused by Stamp Duty reforms. According to the monthly residential
Harrogate based LCF Barber Titleys have appointed Lynn WIlkinson to head the branch’s residential property team. Lynn Wilkinson previously worked at Bradford-based Whittaker Firth. According to her new employers, Lynn brings a wealth of experience
The Managing Director of Quill Pinpoint has been appointed the chair of the Legal Software Suppliers Association. Julian Bryan takes over from Matt Lancaster, Sales and Marketing Director for Osprey Legal Cloud. Julian Bryan, LSSA
A Judge has held Conveyancers on both sides of the transaction accountable after nearly half a million pounds was paid to fraudsters claiming to be the rightful owner of a property. According to court documents,
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the SRA. Phone calls claiming to be from “Jacksons Solicitors” A member of the public has reported receiving a phone call from 0208 123 8819 in regards
Output in the construction industry has declined overall with housing work down 0.2% in February. However within the overall decline, private housing work which represents the bulk of housing work increased a huge 10.6% year
The Estas took place today with two awards up for grabs for conveyancers for national and regional firms. Before the #Estas celebrations began. Not quite so neat & tidy now! pic.twitter.com/VK05g0iAsq — The Property Jungle