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HM Land Registry has released details of changes to several Practice Guides in this week’s update. Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) This guide gives advice about how to apply for a notice
A “Polluter Pays” amendment to the Building Safety Bill is under consideration in government and would place the costs for cladding remediation on the construction industry. The Bill would enable government to pursue developers and
HM Land Registry has released its 2021-2024 Business Plan in which the plan to move further toward automated registrations, is outlined. The plan identifies 4 key elements in automating the process digital applications trust in
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has obtained a High Court Order to remove hundreds of HM Land Registry charges, notices and restrictions registered against consumers’ properties by illegal money lender Dharam Prakash Gopee. The Financial
The latest quarterly Property Market Intelligence Report published by Reallymoving finds that the first time buyer market has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels despite rising house prices. The report, which collected data from 27,000 conveyancing
Surging house prices over the last year have loosened London’s grip on the high-value property market, according to analysis of official data by Search Acumen, the property data and insight provider. The residential property market
According to a December 2020 HM Treasury and Home Office report, money laundering is a “fundamental threat to the country’s future security, resilience and prosperity”, costing the UK economy an estimated £37 billion per year.
The number of property transactions registered in England and Wales climbed 20% over the last quarter, rising to 290,248 in Q2 2021, up from 241,916 in Q1 2021, according to the latest edition of the
Salcombe in Devon is the next in a string of second home hotspots to tighten its planning rules by seeking to enact section 106 agreements on new build properties. St Ives, Fowey and Mevagissey have
The Equity Release Council has published its Q2 2021 equity release market statistics which show that lending is nearing pre-pandemic levels as existing customers return to the market. Statistics show an increase in consumer confidence
The Government’s plan to unlock at least some of the property market paralysed by the cladding crisis has faced yet another setback. New hope for leaseholders of properties in low rise buildings was offered last
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has launched its latest crackdown on price transparency compliance. The regulator has this week contacted nearly 500 law firms to request completion of a questionnaire and signed declaration the firm is
Estate agents, licensed conveyancers, solicitors and mortgage intermediaries operating in Battersea, Chiswick, Clapham, Putney, Wimbledon, Richmond, Kew, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Harrogate and York are to be the first to benefit this year from trials of a
ULS technology has reaffirmed its commitment to revolutionise home buying and selling, with the recruitment of Angela Hesketh as Director of Conveyancing Transformation. Angela has worked within legal practices specialising in Conveyancing for more than
I recently had the pleasure to attend a webinar hosted by the Conveyancing Foundation to discuss the work the Group Transformation Division at Lloyds Banking Group have been doing to support colleague’s mental, physical &
Today’s Conveyancer talk to Michael Connelly, MD of search provider Legal Bricks about his experiences of the challenges of the last 12 months and what Legal Bricks are doing to innovtae their product offering to
The quietest home moving spots in the UK have been identified following research by homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers, Based on the average number of annual transactions over the last 5 years areas such as Birmingham, Leeds,
LEAP, the leading practice management software provider, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with the Law Society. After a rigorous process of due diligence, the Law Society has appointed LEAP as a Strategic Partner
The latest research by Birmingham and Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, reveals that, at the current rate of progress, the UK government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028.
Private Equity firm Blixt Group has invested in Essex based Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP solicitors (FJG). It is the first foray into the legal services sector for Blixt for whom FJG will “become a springboard
Rowlinsons are delighted to announce that Nicholas Ball has returned to their Commercial Property Department as an Associate Solicitor. Nicholas completed his Training Contract with Rowlinsons and qualified at the firm in 2017. He then
The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) proposed new rules and guidance for changes to regulatory arrangements are a significant improvement, the Law Society of England and Wales said today. The oversight regulator is seeking views from
The Law Society of England and Wales has published the outcomes from its LawTech, Ethics and the Rule of Law discussion paper, unveiling a set of principles and guidance that would be beneficial for the
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has issued further advice for those working within the home buying and selling process and those moving home. Latest Government guidance has been issued in accordance
As we all know, the market has seen phenomenal activity over the last 18 months, with extreme ups and down, and not much in between. So now, after the end to the race to meet
HM Land Registry have released their latest blog outlining how conveyancers can speed up the time to process applications and reduce delays, In a list of “top tips” Darren Standring, from the Customer Policy Team,
The pandemic brought a revolutionary shift in the adoption of new practices to support working from home. While the conveyancing industry, like others, rapidly embraced digital technology solutions to enable remote work, many of those
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that there were an estimated 4.6 million fraud offences in the year ending March 2021, a 24% increase compared with 2020 figures.
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has extended the deadline for its call for evidence on the operation of its Participating Insurers Agreement (PIA), to help shape a formal consultation later this year, to 31
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced a major shake-up of the Competition and Markets Authority’s powers. The CMA has been instrumental in the drive toward greater pricing transparency for consumers and more recently has intervened
New data revealed today from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove shows that the likelihood of sellers successfully securing a buyer in the current market is at its highest point at any time over the
Almost half of a waking watch cladding fund has been left unclaimed due to a difficult qualification process. New statistics reveal that the Waking Watch Relief Fund introduced to aid leaseholders affected by the unsafe