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A tool which identifies and corrects errors in energy performance certificates (EPCs) will protect property values and support the UK’s transition to net zero, its creators say. The EPC Audit tool, created by property data
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign aimed at conveyancers and solicitors to highlight the risks of payment diversion fraud in property transactions. The fraud, involving criminals intercepting
Nationwide’s latest House Price Index shows an annual increase of 2.2% in September, marginally stronger than the 2.1% recorded in August. ‘The broad stability in the annual rate of house price growth over the past
An analysis of HM Land Registry data by client due diligence platform Thirdfort has found that almost 860,000 homeowners have registered for HMLR’s fraud prevention Property Alert service. But despite a steady increase in the
Sellers will be guaranteed the full price of their property if the buyer pulls out after contracts have been exchanged, in a new service which aims to mitigate the risks associated with property transactions. ClozeSure
Is the impending Autumn Statement putting buyers and sellers off making a move? The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) wants to hear your views! The regulator is running its last Quarterly Confidence Tracker of 2025
The 12 winning teams of the £1.2 million PropTech Innovation Challenge have been announced, which organisers say marks a major milestone in the government’s mission to deliver 1.5 million homes. The challenge, a collaboration between
Following three consecutive months of increases, HMRC figures for seasonally adjusted residential transactions in August show a decrease of 2% – from 95,240 in July to 93,630 in August. Non-seasonally adjusted residential transactions increased by
HM Land Registry has released official figures revealing the number of fraudulent applications it received to create or update the Land Register in the year 2024/2025 – with just 86 identified as fraudulent. With a
The National House Building Council (NHBC) has warned the government will fail to meet its home building targets without urgent action to expand the workforce needed to complete the work. NHBC chief operating officer David
The Bank of England Money and Credit report for August 2025 shows a decrease in net mortgage approvals for house purchases, down by 500 to 64,700, bringing three consecutive months of growth to an end.
Zoopla’s latest House Price Index reveals the market for homes priced over £500,000 has been impacted by ongoing property tax speculation, with demand for properties over the rumoured threshold dropping by 4% year-on-year. New listings
A ‘digital wallet’ that aims to reduce repeated compliance and ID checks for property buyers has been launched by digital ID company Credas. The Credas Compliance Wallet has been designed for use across regulated industries,
Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS has been elected to join the RICS Presidential Team as senior vice president for 2026, commencing her term on 1 January 2026. In a career spanning 40 years, Susanne – a civil
The government has announced it will progress work on developing new towns across England, following publication of an independent report that recommends 12 potential locations. In a speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool,
The new digital ID scheme announced last week will end the need for complicated identify checks which rely on copies of paper records, the government has said. While the majority of the publicity surrounding the
UK Finance has launched a collaborative industry pilot project to deliver the first UK live transactions of tokenised sterling deposits (GBTD). The tokenised deposits are a digital representation of traditional sterling commercial bank money which
A housing analysis from The Skipton Group reveals a crisis of an ‘alarming nature and scale’, with millions of adults living with parents and 98% of them unable to afford to buy a property in
The latest remortgage figures from conveyancing service provider LMS show negative trends in all key performance metrics. However, CEO Nick Chadbourne (pictured) said the dip is to be expected and activity should build over the
Ward Hadaway has appointed 39 legal specialists across its Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle offices, as part of the Top 100 law firm’s long-term strategy to increase its market share and extend its client base.
An analysis of the potential use of brownfield land for housing by the countryside charity CPRE suggests there is enough of the land available to meet virtually all of the government’s 1.5 million new homes
A survey of over 1,000 homeowners of all age groups across England suggests the vast majority are concerned about rumoured plans to introduce a new system of property tax. Most respondents of the survey by
A third of first-time buyers are purchasing semi-detached properties with the intention of staying put in ‘forever homes’, according to research from Barclays. Mortgage data from the high street lender reveals semi-detached properties account for
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering a proposal to spread stamp duty payments over several years, as property tax speculation continues to cast a cloud over the housing market. News of the plans
A report from Santander which examines the ‘frozen in time’ process of buying and selling a home suggests failed transactions cost the economy ‘a conservative calculation’ of £1.5 billion each year – a combined total
The ONS has published its Housing Purchase Affordability analysis covering the UK in the financial year ending 2024, which shows slightly improved ratios of house prices to household incomes but a long-term trend of ‘homes
Property industry experts have been united in their reaction to the Bank of England’s decision to hold the base rate at 4%, agreeing it was widely expected and offers stability to homeowners. Matt Smith, Rightmove’s
Full year financial results from legal and professional services business Knights reveal revenue of £162 million for the year to 30 April 2025 – an increase of 8% since 2024. The group has completed a
Rightmove’s latest House Price Index shows an annual fall of 0.1% in average new seller asking prices across the UK, which the company attributes to continued underperformance in London and the South East. Monthly, prices
The latest UK House Price Index shows an annual increase of 2.8% in the 12 months to July (provisional estimate), down from 3.6% in the 12 months to June. The average monthly growth in July
The ONS Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to August, unchanged from July. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 0.3%, the same rate ast August 2024. The Consumer Price
An experienced planning lawyer has been appointed to advise Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the next phase of the government’s planning reforms. Catherine Howard, partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, specialises in major infrastructure projects