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A Lincolnshire-based conveyancing practice has introduced a new employee benefits scheme which enables staff to accumulate monthly travel credits which can be used to book holidays. In an effort to tackle the challenges of staff
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has announced Allison Bradbury will become their new Chair from 1st February 2025. Previous Chair James Sherwood-Rogers stepped down at the end of September 2024 having led the
PEXA has surpassed £100m in remortgage transactions, a ‘significant milestone’ say the property settlement platform demonstrating ‘the increasing appetite among stakeholders to overhaul the technology and back-end infrastructure that supports the sector.’ PEXA say it
Record numbers of homes listed and buyer registrations point to a positive start to 2025 according to Rightmove; but, the portal warns, the speed at which the Bank of England reduces interest rates, the impact
The Law Society has written to members advising of progress on the TA6 property information form consultation conducted in the wake of the furore arising from the launch of the fifth edition. The timing of
LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, has launched its new “Life in the Law 2025” surveys and invites you to take part. There are two separate surveys: one for individuals in the
National Conveyancing Week 2025 (NCW) will be hosted from Monday 17th March 2025 with firms invited to engage with the activities of the week and play their part in raising the profile of conveyancing and
The latest Property Trends Report from environmental and data business Landmark suggests the property market has settled into a “new normal” around one third below volumes seen in 2019; the benchmark for the report and
Property portal Zoopla says its performance since Christmas suggests buyer demand is tracking 14% ahead of January 2024 and the number of new sales agreed is up 2015 on the same time last year. As
The property market appears to be swinging away from being a seller’s market toward being a buyer’s market, buoyed by rising stock levels and greater choice for home movers; a trend reflected in the latest
Invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed could be easy to conceal during the Winter as it dies back, and more widely spread because of extreme weather events like flooding say two specialists. Conveyancers and homebuyers are
Law firm mutual and membership body LawNet has announced a change at the top of it’s leadership team as CEO Chris Marston will step down in June 2025 after eleven years in the role, to
Solicitors and estate agents are in the firing line from consumers as research reveals a lack of proactivity on the part of professionals is causing half of home movers delays in their transaction. A survey
The Conveyancing Association (CA) Conference 2025 will cover economy and housing market predictions for 2025; data, technology and artificial intelligence; social media and marketing; and pricing model in a packed agenda confirmed this week. ‘Past,
Manchester-based PLS Solicitors has announced it has launched offices in the North East and South East of England to capitalise on its growing market share in the regions. The offices add to the firm’s existing
Research has suggested foreign ownership of home in England and Wales is up 2.6% year on year, with Hong Kong, Singapore, United States, UAE and China making up the top five countries foreign owners reside.
Two outsourced marketing agencies focusing specifically on legal and professional services have announced a strategic collaboration to support clients across country. Consortium – More than Marketing, based in Worthing, Sussex has joined forces with Mighty
A quarterly ‘Hotspot Index’ by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, suggests an overall increase in demand for home buying over the course of 2024. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors homebuyer demand across England on a
November housing transactions demonstrated an element of seasonality with a strong end to 2024 on the cards. Despite a slow start to the year, the non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions
Janine Wellington has been appointed as Managing Director of Newport-based Convey Law, taking the reins from outgoing MD and founder Lloyd Davies. No stranger to a challenge, having worked as a specialist residential and commercial
Property portal Zoopla, part of home moving technology business Houseful, has announced additions to its property listings pages enabling home movers to view information regarding crime rates, flood risk, and planning applications in the locale
HM Land Registry (HMLR) staff who voted to take industrial action in response to the Government’s directive to return to working in the office for 60% of their working time have said they will not
Ahead of the launch of an exciting new initiative in 2025 related to Risk Management within legal services firms, Today’s Media is surveying law firms on which risks to their business most concerns them; what
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) have announced a series of webinars to be hosted in conjunction with HMLR to tackle what it describes as the ‘variable quality of title registration applications across the regulated
Estate agents and property portals are failing to highlight issues to home movers which could have an impact on their decision to withdraw from a property purchase. Against a backdrop of fall through rates around
Tickets for the British Conveyancing Awards 2025, sponsored by Groundsure, are now available for the awards dinner hosted in London 13th March 2025. Now in it’s fifth year, the awards recognises and celebrates the work
Award-winning conveyancing technology provider Collaborative Conveyancing has kicked off 2025 with the appointment their latest new hire as they look to build on their success since launching in 2024 The business, which was founded by
Estate agency membership body Propertymark are one of the first to release their property market report for the new year, boldly asserting the first few months of 2025 are likely to ‘prove busy for the
The government’s attitude to working conditions has been likened to Victorian bosses in a statement from the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union as HM Land Registry (HMLR) workers vote to strike following a ballot
A Midlands law firm is celebrating having been recognised as a “Great Place to Work”; a certification scheme which recognises employers who ‘create an outstanding employee experience.’ Wright Hassall, based in Leamington, sought external accreditation
A collection of conveyancers and suppliers to the property market have returned to deliver their unique version of The Pogue’s Fairy Tale of New York in a Christmas charity single fundraising initiative. Fairy Tale of
The annual jostling around predictions for the 2025 property is well underway with Rightmove the latest to lend its thoughts on what the 2025 property market might look like. The headlines from the property portal’s