2024 will see mortgage terms lengthen further

Will 2024 be the end of the short term mortgage That is the question posed by Nathan Reilly Director of Twenty7tec as he looks ahead to 2024 and the trends the mortgage advisor platform has

The government has bullishly outlined its approach to leasehold reform through 3 hours of discussion and debate as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed through its second reading in Parliament As a succession of

Mortgage lending is predicted to fall to pre Covid levels according to UK Finance figures released this week Lending for property purchases has fallen by 23 in 2023 and is predicted to fall a further

In a first for the legal profession a solicitor has been handed a 9 month prison sentence suspended for 18 months for 8220 tipping off 8221 a client about a Serious Fraud Office SFO investigation

CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals Iain McKenzie delivers his thoughts what we learnt from the property market in 2023 and what the year ahead might look like for property professionals Describing the market

The second reading of the much heralded Leasehold and Freehold Bill is to have its second reading in Parliament today 11th December The bill was released just weeks after the King 8217 s Speech and

There is an opportunity for a change in the way conveyancers offer their services as a result of the introduction of the Material Information Guidance suggests Head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings

A halt in interest rate rises lower mortgage interest rates and rising house prices have contributed to an increase in positive sentiment across home buyers A third of people recently surveyed think house prices will

8220 In the fast paced world of conveyancing time is a precious commodity 8221 says Adil Hamid Business Development Director at Auxilio a private equity backed legal outsourcing service 8220 Auxilio enables busy fee

A technology start up which aims to automate dealing with additional enquiries raised in the conveyancing process has received 8220 substantial investment 8221 as accelerates the development of its product Collaborative Conveyancing which had previously

Plans for Leasehold reform first announced in the King 8217 s Speech and the subsequent Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill could cost the taxpayer millions of pounds in compensation Trade body the Residential Freehold Association

The wide availability of home owner data empowers criminals and enables title fraud warns the founder of a new service designed to tackle the issue of property being sold from under the noses of the

The property market in England is estimated to have risen in value by as much as 27 following the pandemic It has been suggested that the total value of property now sits at £7 7tn

The appointment of a trio of senior hires has been hailed as a 8220 milestone 8221 for regional law firm Steele Raymond The appointments of Tim Higham and Jane Lynch in their residential property and

A pressure group that says it represents the interests of property lawyers has described the Parts A B and C guidance introduced last week by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team as

An Australian practice management system has formally launched in the UK at this year 8217 s Legalex Conference Smokeball is a cloud practice management platform first launched in Australia in 2008 and since then has

Conveyancer Insights have launched a directory They specialise in providing mystery shopper reports to law firms that are trying to improve their new business and first client contact processes Mike Stainsby Commercial Director at Conveyancer

A self styled homebuying platform and challenger portal has claimed it has succeeded in cutting transaction times in half following a year long express conveyancing trial OneDome describes itself as 8220 a digital platform for

A survey of SME home builders has identified planning system failings and falling buyer demand as two key factors in the fall in the number of new homes being built The Federation of Masters Builders

The government 8217 s heralded 8220 Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 8221 has been published without a key element of the intended legislation The published bill does not ban developers from selling new build property

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