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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has held Bank Rate at 3.75% by a majority vote of 6-3. Three members voted to increase the rate to 4%. Explaining the decision, the MPC said: “Protracted conflict in
TWM Solicitors and Napthens have welcomed new intakes of trainees starting out in their legal careers. At TWM Solicitors, Abigail Stark, Charlie Behan, Ella Dhillon, Imogen Barton, Melissa Parker and Olivia Beks (pictured) are all
North west law firm Myerson Solicitors has announced a series of senior leadership moves and appointments. Richard Lloyd has been appointed as chief executive, with current CEO Carl Newton becoming non-executive chair of the board.
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is only “a slim chance” the government will meet its target of building 1.5 million new homes within this parliament. Speaking to the BBC yesterday (Sunday), Rayner acknowledged
Replacing stamp duty and council tax with a flat-rate proportional property tax (PPT) would result in 75% of households in the UK being better off, according to a new report. Research from the left-wing think-tank
Project 28, a property sector working group aiming for a 28-day exchange target on residential transactions, marked its first anniversary last week with a gathering of industry leaders and a panel discussion between the conveyancers,
Two fast-growing legal services groups have shared details of their latest acquisitions. Orwins and Lawfront have each acquired two firms, with the groups eyeing revenue of £50 million and £175 million respectively. Yorkshire law firm
The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF) has added its voice to growing calls for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to rethink changes to the rules governing who can hold compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and compliance
Analysis from Rightmove and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests the housing market is heading towards recovery. Real-time analysis from Rightmove revealed strong buyer demand during the first week in September, with the
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will begin supervising businesses for anti-money laundering compliance before the end of 2028, with a “broad aim” for all firms within scope to be included by mid-2030. The plans were
A slight fall in house prices reflects a “fairly subdued” market but ongoing resilience remains encouraging, many property experts agree. The latest house price index from Lloyds shows a 0.2% reduction in the average house
The Solicitors Regulation Authority missed multiple opportunities to address serious failings at PM Law Group from as far back as 2023, with investigations conducted without access to management accounts and explanations provided by PM Law
Two solicitors have been struck from the roll and ordered to pay combined costs of £89,000, after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found a series of allegations related to conveyancing transactions were of the “utmost seriousness”
A proptech platform which provides modern method of auction (MMoA) services to estate agents says the method of sale is “ultimately about trust”. Bamboo Proptech provides the technology behind Alto Auctions, a live auction system
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has initiated further enforcement action to secure “urgent improvements” at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The oversight body said it is “disappointed” by the standard of leadership and accountability demonstrated
Following reports that the Ministry of Justice is actively recruiting officials to deliver its interest on lawyers’ client accounts (ILCA)scheme, the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has stressed its “unequivocal opposition” to any implementation of
Net mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 56,100 in July, down from 58,200 in June. The Bank of England’s Money and Credit report for July also reveals net mortgage borrowing of mortgage debt by
UK annual house price growth was stable in August, according to Nationwide’s latest index, with a 1.6% annual increase and 0.2% monthly rise. Despite subdued activity, commentators were in agreement that the picture reflects overall
There are growing calls for transparency surrounding the fee structure and incentives for estate agents placing homes for sale via the modern method of auction (MMoA) process, amid concerns over the information available to both
HM Revenue and Customs property transactions for July 2026 totalled 96,710, 2% lower than the previous month and 1% lower than July last year (both figures seasonally adjusted). The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate is 106,620,
A newly launched collective aimed at helping conveyancers improve the residential transaction process is embarking on the first in a series of roadshows to explore the day-to-day issues faced by the sector. The Conveyancing Improvement
The Law Society of England and Wales has cautioned against extending Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) reforms, warning the government that existing evidence does not support the case for expansion to other planning regimes. In
Britain is a nation of ‘yes-in-my-back-yard’ (yimbys) rather than ‘not-in-my-back-yard’ (nimbys), research from Barclays Property Insights suggests, with almost half of those surveyed for the research supporting local development compared with less than a quarter
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has joined the Geovation Accelerator Programme and will fund three successful start-ups to the tune of £20,000 in the upcoming autumn cohort. The equity free funding
Applications are now open for funding to address cladding fire safety risks in buildings under 11 metres. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) maintains that buildings under 11 metres are less likely
Property technology firm iamproperty, which pioneered the modern method of auction (MMA), has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA). Founded by Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke in 2009, the Newcastle-based
The first wave of funding in the government’s £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme has been allocated to council, social and affordable homes. Almost £10 billion will be shared among 33 strategic partners, including
Andy Burnham will allow regional mayors to take over large-scale planning applications and direct councils to accept or refuse them in plans set to be announced this week. In an interview with the Sunday Times,
The first half of 2026 has revealed “immense financial challenges” in the property market, according to the latest housing insight report from Propertymark. Writing in the foreword to the report, Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson highlights
Qualified electronic signatures (QES) have been used to sign 1,000 mortgage deeds, in what HM Land Registry has described as “a significant milestone for digital conveyancing”. The deeds were signed using the Remortgage iQ platform
A conveyancer’s claim for unfair dismissal has been struck out by an employment tribunal for being “scandalous, unreasonable or vexatious” in the way it was conducted. Daniel Arthur, a former employee of Newbold Solicitors in
Knights has agreed to acquire the commercial and private wealth service lines of full-service law firm Moore Barlow LLP, in a move the increasingly expanding firm says will build further scale in the “attractive” markets