Peter Thompson has spent his career managing financial risk. As a founding partner of capital management firm J Rothschild, he spent 26 years helping to build the FTSE 100 company, which employs over 3000 people
The latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) sees the year start on an optimistic note, with members reporting “significantly more positive” near-term and 12-month sales expectations. Although the
Regional law firms are celebrating their successes this month, with new offices, a milestone anniversary and accolades from teams. Bell Lamb & Joynson (pictured) has re-established its presence in Liverpool with the opening of a
Setfords, Knights and Ward Hadaway have reported strong growth in their latest financial results, with the latter enjoying record turnover of £53.6 million in 2025/25, up 11.6% year-on-year. The firm, which recently merged with Teesside
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has appointed Richard Orpin (pictured) as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Orpin joined the LSB in 2023 as director of regulation and policy and has almost 20 years of
With the government’s consultations on home buying reform and material information coming to an end, organisations within the conveyancing sector have shared their responses. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) backs plans to regulate estate
Seasonally adjusted residential transactions increased by 1% in November, from 99,060 in October 2025 to 100,350 in November 2025 – the highest seasonally adjusted residential transaction figure since March 2025. Non-seasonally adjusted residential transactions decreased
The government has set out proposals to use interest on lawyers’ client accounts as “a crucial source of funding” to support and enhance services in the justice system. Funds would be directed to “areas of
Conveyancers continue to attract significant penalties from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) due to lax AML controls in the “high-risk” sector. In its latest round of published decisions, the SRA has shared eight instances of
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated its guideline hourly rates for solicitors, with a recommended 2.28% increase effective from 1 January. The increase will see the top hourly rate (a grade A fee
The latest Money and Credit Report from the Bank of England reveals net mortgage approvals for house purchase, an indicator of future borrowing, fell by 500 to 64,500 in November. Net borrowing of mortgage debt
The government’s inquiry into the affordability of home ownership will continue hearing oral evidence today, with contributions from the Conveyancing Association’s Beth Rudolf, PEXA UK CEO Joe Pepper, and Timothy Douglas, head of policy and
The government is calling for “thousands of ordinary people from all walks of life” to help deliver justice by becoming magistrates. The Ministry of Justice said it is looking for “everyday heroes from all backgrounds”
Planning permission was granted for just 42,000 new homes in England during the third quarter of 2025, a 34% drop on the same quarter the previous year and the lowest quarterly total since 2012. The
Kent law firm Brachers has completed the acquisition of fellow Kent firm Gill Turner Tucker. The acquisition comes a year after Brachers’ partnership with private equity-backed Lawfront, in a deal which took the national group
