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The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey reveals a notable cooling across the UK’s housing market, with buyer demand, sales activity and new instructions all falling further into negative territory. New buyer enquiries recorded a
Small and medium-sized home builders say they are being ‘increasingly squeezed out’ by larger developers, and removing tax and regulatory barriers could increase home delivery by 56% – the equivalent of around 35,000 new homes
Single earners are priced out of the property market in many parts of the country, with average earnings and house prices making it impossible to save enough to buy within a lifetime, according to new
HM Land Registry has improved its digital services for customers who use software connected to Business Gateway application programming interfaces (APIs). The update will ensure a more reliable and flexible service for those developing software
RBC Capital Markets has criticised what it says was a market overraction to Rightmove’s announcement that profits would be hit by increased investment into AI on Friday, when share prices fell by as much as
Over 30,000 new homes were registered to be built in the third quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 8%, according to new figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC). In Q3 2025, 30,643
Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to passed a land reform bill to help reduce land ownership amongst a small number of people and give communities a greater say over privately owned land. The
Mayors outside of London will be given greater influence over the government’s £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, working jointly with Homes England to shape the course of action for affordable housing money in
Data from mortgage technology and data company Twenty7tec reveals a continued overall drop in total residential searches, with first time buyer searches experiencing the steepest decline, but an increase in remortgage activity. The slowdown reflects
Many UK solicitors believe the risks associated with client accounts have grown in recent years, but are concerned losing control of the accounts would impair their ability to deliver services effectively, according to a new
The Halifax House Price Index for October reveals house prices rose by 0.6% – the fastest pace since January – and mortgage approvals have reached their highest level this year, which the building society says
Last week, HM Land Registry set out its ambitions for 2025 and beyond in a strategy it says will deliver better services and create a faster, less stressful property market, centred around the use of
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reviewed ‘a substantial body of data’ for a thematic review of source of funds and wealth compliance, and says it is ‘concerned by the continued levels of non-compliance’. Data
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has released its annual complaints data and insight for 2024/25, which reveals an increase in demand for help that has continued to rise significantly in the first half of 2025/26. Residential
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to maintain Bank Rate at 4%, by a majority of five to four, with the minority voting for a reduction of 0.25 percentage points. Announcing the
Property inspection app Survey Shack has been selected as one of six startups for the 21st cohort of the Geovation Accelerator Programme from Ordnance Survey (OS) and HM Land Registry (HMLR). One of three start-ups
Legal and professional services business Knights has strengthened its team in Colchester with the appointment of Julie Hoy as a partner in real estate. A residential development specialist, Hoy has over 20 years of experience
HM Land Registry has set out its ambitions for 2025 and beyond in a strategy it says will deliver better services and create a faster, less stressful property market, centred around the use of data
A survey by conveyancing membership body Bold Legal Group (BLG) reveals widespread concern about the sustainability of the conveyancing profession, with 93% of respondents reporting the role has become more challenging or is in decline.
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has published the Legal Ombudsman’s draft 2026/27 business plan and budget, marking the final year of its 2024-27 strategy. The ‘ambitious’ plan has been drafted in response to record
Law firms are being urged to prepare for new Companies House rules for mandatory identifiy verification, which come into force on 18th November. Client due diligence platform Thirdfort is warning firms not to leave compliance
SME law network LawNet has named the two firms of the year in its annual awards, which are held to celebrate innovation and success across the organisation’s members. South-west firm Wolferstans LLP was named Law
A consultancy that will help law firms navigate the world of legal technology has been launched by Tom Lyes, former director of engagement at conveyancing risk management company Lawyer Checker and more recently head of
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has released its Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report for 2024-25, a year in which the organisation says it made significant progress in preventing and detecting money laundering. With the government recently
Research from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) reveals confidence in the housing market has fallen to its lowest level this year, which it says is triggered by uncertainty over the impending autumn budget. Three
The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF), formed last month in response to the government’s proposals for homebuying reform, has written to local societies in England and Wales asking them to take urgent action over the plans.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering proposals to apply a 100% increase to the highest council tax bands, which would affect more than one million homes, predominantly in London and the South East
HMRC’s provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions for September has seen a year-on-year rise of 4%, to 95,980, which represents a 1% increase on August’s figures. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted
The letting agency responsible for managing the privately rented home belonging to Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted it failed to apply for the relevant licence required by the local housing authority. But a compliance expert
The Bank of England’s Money and Credit Report for September showed an increase of net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals of £1.2 billion, to £5.5 – the highest since March 2025. The annual growth
The October House Price Index from Nationwide has recorded a slight in house price growth, with annual figures up 2.4% and a month-on-month increase of 0.3%. ‘The housing market has remained broadly stable in recent
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast of 1.5 million homes being built by the end of the decade are too optimistic, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said, with increased costs making many sites