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Research from property website Zoopla has found the price of a typical first time buyer home is rising faster than the market average, with an increase of 2.4% over the last year compared to the
The Shared Ownership Council has selected the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) to be the code operator for the Shared Ownership Code, which sets the standard for the quality of new homes and customer service
Demand for homes in assisted buying schemes from first-time buyers has ‘dropped significantly’ across a number of major cities, according to new research from Yopa. The national estate agency analysed demand based on the percentage
National law firm Setfords, which supports over 650 lawyers in a platform-based consultancy model, has jumped 19 places to 76th in The Lawyer UK Top 100, making it the fastest-growing law firm in the rankings.
Law firms have high levels of concern over the legal liability and regulatory penalties posed by lighter regulation under the government’s Leeds Reforms, according to a survey by compliance training provider Skillcast. When the reforms
Convervative leader Kemi Badenoch will abolish stamp duty entirely on primary residences if the party is elected into government at the next election, she has said. In her closing speech at the party’s annual conference,
The Property Ombudsman has welcomed government plans to clarify what information estate agents should disclose in sales as part of reforms to the home buying process, announced earlier this week as part of the government’s
Anti-money-laundering software provider SmartSearch has agreed to acquire Credas Technologies Ltd, provider of identity verification solutions for the legal and property sectors, subject to regulatory approval. Credas currently supports over 1,000 legal and property clients
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a statement in response to the fall-out from the High Court Mazur ruling that legal executives cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision from regulated professionals. Following claims that firms
The September House Price Index from Halifax shows a decrease of 0.3% in September, compared to a rise of 0.2% in August, with the annual growth up by 1.3%, down from 2.0% in August. The
Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride has outlined plans to help young people get on the housing ladder with a £5,000 tax rebate which he said would ‘reward work’ and could benefit up to 600,000 young
Digital property exchange platform PEXA and national conveyancing firm Muve have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at supporting the modernisation of the conveyancing process and helping to drive innovation across the sector. The collaboration will
On Sunday night, the government announced a series of sweeping changes to the home buying system, calling the propsoals ‘the biggest shake-up to the home buying process in this country’s history’. The current system, the
Up to 8,500 affordable homes in 700 developments are at risk due to social housing providers pulling back from taking on new Section 106 contracts, according to research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Around
Headline speakers including Sir Geoffrey Vos, the head of civil justice for England and Wales, Sarah Sackman KC, the minister of state for courts and legal services, and the former prime minister of Denmark Helle
A new conveyancing tool from property and land data company Landmark Information Group aims to reduce the volume of unnecessary additional enquiries and cut the average time between enquiries being raised and responses received. The
The government has unveiled proposals for ‘the biggest shake-up to the home buying system in this country’s history’, calling the current process ‘chaotic’ and ‘a barrier to home ownership’. In a statement released on Sunday,
The Law Society of England and Wales has said it will work with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to provide clarity to practitioners on the impact of the the Mazur ruling on regulated professions, while
The Conveyancing Foundation has announced details of its inaugural Wellbeing at Work Week, which runs from 6th to 10th October. The initiative, which comes as LawCare’s survey reveals half of legal professionals are considering leaving
Property exchange platform PEXA has announced the appointment of Rob Hosier as head of conveyancer relationships, following the launch of the full PEXA platform, including Sale & Purchase, to the UK market. Hosier brings over
The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has welcomed logbook providers HOP and Block Manager as members, taking the number of organisations in the trade association and self-regulatory body to eight, with the number of registered and
ONP Solicitors has launched a national recruitment campaign to hire team managers with experience in leading conveyancing teams across remote and hybrid working models. The firm, part of the Movera group, is also recruiting remote
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