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Surveying portal HouzeCheck has received significant investment from London-based private equity funders Beach Equity Investments LLP, to further develop its digital-first offering. Launched in 2018, Houzecheck’s platform uses cloud, digital, and AI technologies to provide
Progress on plans to digitise the property property market has been shared by the Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) ahead of an anticipated second version of their Roadmap which is expected to be published
In a boost for firms looking to develop their own staff government funding some apprenticeship programmes have been increased; leading to an uplift in the number of applications say training providers. Employer funding for Licensed
Private equity house Blixt has completed its latest acquisition to the Lawfront legal services group with North West firm Farleys’ acquisition of Wigan-based Alker Ball Healds Solicitors (ABH). Farleys was acquired by Blixt in 2022
This latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast welcomes conveyancing post-completion specialist Priscilla Sinder to discuss the importance of investment in post-completion to avoid costly mistakes. In the wake of March 2025 when SDLT thresholds prompting a sizeable
So I didn’t write my diary entry last week. The reason being that I needed to make sure that all SDLT is paid and the applications are lodged with the Land Registry; to comply with
A partnership between Property Conveyancing Consultancy (PCC) and Today’s Media will provide a range of post-completion training opportunities for conveyancers. PCC Training Hub will provide bitesize training for practitioners on the intricacies of post completion
Like many conveyancers last month, Muve achieved its highest ever monthly completion numbers in the run up to the SDLT deadline. The Richmond-based conveyancing firm said it completed 1820 properties in March. It has followed
The regulatory regime which has seen the introduction of material and up front information is to transfer to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following implementation of The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC),
Conveyancers up and down the country broke records last week as the latest SDLT deadline passed on 31st March 2025. A sizeable spike in transaction numbers was inevitable following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision not to
Reform to Stamp Duty is ‘long overdue’ and spreading out payments over a longer period would remove the ‘upfront tax penalty on mobility’ and make moving easier says an economic think tank. The Tony Blair
Although it’s been nearly two weeks since National Conveyancing Week 2025, with the SDLT deadline on 31st March, there were more pressing issues at hand last week. With the deadline passed, the organisers of National
A new trade association has published guidance for homeowners on how they can deal with spray foam installation after consumer groups advised homeowners not to install spray foam insulation because of the risks associated with
An estimated 300,000 aborted sales, at a cost of just under £3500 means fall throughs cost home buyers over £1bn in 2024 according to newly released analysis by estate agency eXp. The estate agency says
The first of a new series of discussions on the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast, host David Opie is joined by expert legal trainer Ian Quayle of IQ Legal Training, to explore a range of topics around
First time buyers accounted for over £106bn worth of property sales in 2024 after a resurgence of activity in the sector after a fall in numbers in 2021. Reporting on figures produced by the Financial
Following recommendations made in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase II report, accountability for fire and building safety will fall under the remit of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) from 1st April
The license to run the The National Land Information Service (NLIS) Hub, which provides land and property information from every Local Authority in England and Wales, HM Land Registry and the Mining Remediation Authority, has
Tales of the heroics conveyancers delivered in the final days of March in the run up to the stamp duty deadline have started to unfold as firms recover from the latest SDLT cliff edge. The
National networking and collaboration group Women in Residential Property is recruiting for a new chair following the end of current chair Nicola Broomham’s term. Women in Residential Property was established 6 years ago by Emma
Environmental search and data provider Groundsure have launched what they are describing as a series of next-generation commercial search products ‘designed to set new standards in environmental searches’. The newly launched suite, which includes revised
It is ‘vital’ consumers remain optimistic about property market momentum as an expected fall in net borrowing in February compared to January has been reported in the latest Bank of England (BoE) Money and Credit
The sixth iteration of the Buying dataset, known as BASPI, has been published by trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including The Conveyancing Association.The updates include tweaks
With National Stress Awareness Month starting today (1st April) a new report has identified the legal sector reporting ‘notably higher stress levels compared to other professional services,’ calling on employers to do more to help
The average time it takes for planning for decisions is over a year in some of the worst performing planning authorities, no doubt denting efforts by the government to build the promised 1.5m new homes
Conveyancers up and down the country have pulled out all the stops to help homeowners beat the SDLT deadline. With just a few hours to go until the latest stamp duty cliff edge, tales of
February’s transaction numbers provide a glimpse of the scale of activity in the residential property with volumes up a quarter on the same time last year, and 10% up on January 2025. With the SDLT
Santander say they are the first lender to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) call to increase the amount of money lenders can borrow; and increase the affordability of mortgage for those looking to
The supply of new properties coming to market is outstripping demand in many area of the country but with 5% more sales, and 11% more properties to buy, the prognosis for the property market after
Public and Commercial Services (PCS) members working in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action. The union balloted members after it raised concerns over planned office
The Building Safety Levy, the tax introduced to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes, has been delayed after warnings it could hamper house building plans. Initially planned to be introduced later this year,
New powers to introduce higher rates of council tax for additional homes to effect from 1st April, with nearly three quarters of councils set to take advantage. It is estimated 500,000 second home owners could