Third Of New Home Builds Delayed
Over a third of new homes are not completed on time. Despite buyers being pressured into tight completion deadlines, only 64% of homes were built on time, according to a New Homes Review ‘NHR Annual Report 2019.’ Whilst this may seem like an unreasonable number of building delays, the figure has improved from 59% of […]
Please Don’t Leave A Message After The Tone
Claire Smith, Head of Business Development at Moneypenny explains why firms should leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution. Voicemail has been a firm fixture in both our personal and professional lives since the early 80s. It’s something that the majority of us will […]
Landmark Information Response to CLC Discussion Paper
Landmark Information responds to the Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ ‘Conveyancing 2030’ Discussion Paper Landmark Information – the property, land and environmental data specialist – has welcomed the publication of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) new discussion paper, ‘Conveyancing 2030’. The paper encourages an open dialogue regarding the future of the legal property transaction process […]
Reservation Agreements – The Conveyancer’s View
As a conveyancing solicitor with over 25 years’ experience, I think I can say with some confidence that conveyancers do not like reservation agreements. Despite this, the government has indicated that it will press ahead with a reservation agreement trial in Spring 2020. In its simplest form, a reservation agreement allows a buyer to reserve […]
OneSearch Addresses Cyber Crime Concerns With Free CPD Webinar
OneSearch Direct, one of the largest local search data companies in the UK, has partnered with Lawyer Checker to provide a free webinar for property lawyers and conveyancers to address cybercrime concerns revealed in its recent industry-wide survey. Within the survey, of which results were launched on 3rd February, cybercrime/ID theft was identified as the biggest […]
Geodesys Wins Modern Law Award
Leading conveyancing search provider takes home top prize for supporting the legal industry Huntingdon, February 12th, 2020 – Geodesys – part of Anglian Water and a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties – beat off strong competition to take home the award for Supporting the Industry, (26 employees or above) at […]
SearchFlow Launches Data Layers Service For Commercial Transactions
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – has today announced the launch of a brand new Data Layers subscription service for use in all commercial transactions. It provides property lawyers with access to an easy-to-use, data-rich consultative tool, which offers unrivalled access to a wealth of location-based insights. Using a mobile […]
Conveyancing 2025 & Beyond
Our recent Conference was titled, ‘Conveyancing 2025 & Beyond’, and one of the principal reasons for this is our belief that the next five or 10 years are going to bring a large amount of change to the conveyancing sector. So much so, that the ways in which many conveyancing firms work now may be […]
CA Annual Conference Focuses On Future For Conveyancing Firms
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has used its Annual Conference to urge member firms to be prepared for significant changes in the future and to consider how their model might need to develop or evolve to cope with these changes. The Conference, which had the theme ‘Conveyancing 2025 […]
Changing Housing Tenure Trends Impacting Retirement
Changes in the present-day housing tenure could have significant implications for older generations in the future. According to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) ‘Living Longer: Changes in Housing Tenure Over Time’ article, the changing trends in home ownership could put a huge strain on retirees in the future. Currently, almost three quarters of people […]
FTBs Offered 30% New Homes Discount
Following the manifesto promises about reducing the price of a new home, Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced a First Homes Discount which will cut the cost of some new homes. The First Homes scheme will price the home 30% below market value. This discount will remain with the home so that it can then […]
Japanese Knotweed Prompts Law Society Transaction TA6 Form Updates
Conveyancers have been urged to encourage sellers to provide detailed information on issues such as Japanese knotweed and septic tanks after the Law Society has published updated property information forms (TA6). However, the form’s wording has now been amended to allow homeowners to reply ‘don’t know’ when it comes to disclosing known issues such as […]
Compare My Move Hires New Sales Manager
Compare My Move, a comparison website and lead generation service who specialise in conveyancing, surveying and removals, has grown its team once again, this time with a focus on our sales and conveyancing services. With conveyancing being such a vital part of the moving house process, we aim to build and expand our network of […]
Modern Law Winners Announced
Impressionist Jon Culshaw welcomed and entertained the swathes of legal professionals in Manchester last night as the Modern Law Awards took centre stage. The evening delivered an abundance of talent in the sector and highlighted the innovative, caring and committed specialists currently working in the legal sector. Today’s Conveyancer would like to congratulate those shortlisted […]
FCA Changes Reduce Remit For Mortgage Advice
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a policy statement highlighting potential changes which would make it easier to take out a mortgage without seeking advice. Amongst the changes, clarification was offered on Perimeter Guidance (PERG) on mortgage advice. Lenders using tools for search and filters are no longer considered to be offering advice. Advisers will […]
High Court Reject First UWO Discharge Request
Zamira Hajiyeva, the first person subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO), has had her attempt to overturn the decision rejected by the Court of Appeal. This week, the court upheld the decision made last year by the Hon Mr Justice Supperstone in the High Court refusing to discharge the UWO obtained in 2018. The Criminal Litigation team at Kingsley Napley LLP, commented: “This decision […]
Watford Join LLC As Peterborough Experience Technical Error
On the day Watford became the ninth local authority to migrate over to HM Land Registry’s digital Local Land Charges system, searches to Peterborough council were unavailable. Despite only migrating their systems to HM Land Registry’s (HMLR) digital Local Land Charges a week ago, Peterborough City Council has been unable to conduct searches following a […]
New Home Developer Reports Strong First Half
Barratt Developments PLC, Britain’s largest housebuilder, completed their highest half year completion rate in 12 years during the final six months of 2019. The developer’s 8,314 completions between June and December 2019 reflected 9.1% growth on 2018’s completion figures. The company has further speculated that their 2020 completion growth is set to rise by an […]
2019 UK Home Registrations Highest Since 2007
The number of new registered homes being built per annum has increased by 80% over the last decade. According to the National House Building Council’s ‘Annual New Home Statistics,’ 161,022 homes were registered with NHBC in 2019, the strongest year for new home registrations since 2007/08. The figures also indicate an 81% increase on the […]
Conveyancers Concerned By Cyber Crime And Compliance
Accuracy of search data, the threat of cyber crime and changes to money laundering compliance have been deemed as some of the most pressing concerns for conveyancers in the modern climate. According to OneSearch Direct’s ‘Conveyancing Industry 2020’ survey, 61% of all respondents were very concerned by the growth and power of cyber criminals and […]