National Conveyancing Week 2025 Agenda Published – Register Today
The agenda for National Conveyancing Week 2025 has been published encouraging conveyancers and the wider property community to come together is recognising the vital work of the profession in the home moving process. National Conveyancing Week will take place from Monday 17th March to Friday 21st March. All the sessions are free to attend throughout […]
CLC launch quarterly sentiment survey
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has launched a new Quarterly Confidence Tracker (QCT) to track the views of the profession on the current state of home buying and selling. The survey will become a regular temperature check on the views and insight of those working in conveyancing. It will monitor the sentiment and expectations […]
Conveyancing prices static despite workload and financial pressures
Conveyancing fees have remained broadly static and in some cases have fallen despite the pressures of workload, SDLT cliff edges, and inflation according to a recent survey of 100 law firms. Average conveyancing fees for sale have slightly risen – by 0.21% – from £1,187.98 in early 2024 to £1,190.52 inclusive of VAT. Average residential […]
Evolving NLIS and understanding the conveyancing searches market
It’s good to see Government unveiling new plans this week to modernise the home buying and selling process, making “home buying fit for the 21st Century and giving much needed certainty to everyone involved in property transactions.” Over the years, we’ve seen a variety of initiatives introduced, each intended to bring efficiency to various parts of the market. Some […]
Nationwide under fire after Part II revisions
Conveyancers have taken to social media to lambast Nationwide Building Society over revisions to their UK Finance Handbook instructions. In the days after the UK’s largest building society welcomed plans to modernise the home moving process, the revisions have been described as moving the goalposts as it introduces new rules requiring a deed of variation […]
What does ‘modernising’ home moving actually look like?
Enabling smart and trustable shared data is at the heart of government’s plans to modernise home buying and property transactions but what does this mean for consumers and the firms who represent them at every stage of the transaction? To find out, Today’s Conveyancer speaks to the Open Property Data Association, a trade association comprising […]
Midlands firm takes step away from ‘traditional CMS’ with Salesforce implementation
A Midlands-based conveyancing practice has moved away from ‘traditional’ case management and implemented the Salesforce ecosystem to power its conveyancing processes. Aconveyancing says it is at the ‘forefront of digital innovation in the industry’ with the implementation of the technology which it says will ‘enhance efficiency, client experience, and operational agility.’ “We’ve always been committed […]
Dumbing down property law? Government agenda ‘answer to the wrong questions’
Home moving modernisation plans announced by Labour this week raise more questions than answers say a group of property lawyers and have pointed the finger of blame at government for endless red tape and poor regulation. Property Lawyers Alliance (PLA), a collective of property lawyers who say they ‘support, inform, and protect the integrity of […]
New build figures show scale of challenge for 1.5m homes target
New build figures published by the National House Building Council (NHBC) and the BBC in recent days differ in absolute numbers but demonstrate the scale of the task facing the Government if it is to build 1.5m homes in the course of this Parliament. The NHBC say 124,144 new homes were completed in 2024, 7% […]
Shared data to sit at the heart of home buying and selling reforms
In a widely publicised announcement on Sunday 9th February, the Labour government announced it would be ‘modernising’ the home buying and selling process to make it fit for the 21st Century and significantly reduce transaction delays; including digitising property information and single, shareable ID verification throughout the transaction. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local […]
January price high follows seasonal dip in sales
House prices hit a record high in January 2025, up 0.7% after dipping 0.2% in December 2024; driving average property prices to £299,138 according to the latest house price index from major lender Halifax. The average property price in January 2024 was £290,357; but January 2025 that has risen to £299,138; a 3% change year […]
‘Ask Adam’ – your HM Land Registry Questions answered
In our latest ‘Ask Adam’ column, Customer service manager Adam Hookway answers readers’ questions on first registration and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Should you wish to submit your questions to Adam please either email press@todaysconveyancer.co.uk or leave a comment below and we’ll pass them on. All questions are anonymised. JV asks: Why has the Land […]
“We’ll see…”; mortgage searches spike in January
A sizeable rise in mortgage searches in January has reaffirmed the positive start to 2025 with purchase mortgage searches through advisor portal Twenty7tec up 85% in January 2025 against December 2024. Searches for first time buyers were up 91%. But the market hasn’t quite had the kick-start January 2024 saw with purchase mortgage searches were […]
Reclassification of green belt to grey belt could release 27,000 homes
Nearly 3,500 historic planning applications could be reviewed and approved following the reclassification of green belt land to grey belt; releasing land that could yield 27,000 new homes. Data from development site sourcing firm Searchland has revealed previously rejected planning applications could be approved because the proposed land would now be classified as grey belt […]
PEXA appoint duo to senior leadership team
Settlement and digital exchange platform PEXA have announced a further two senior hires as it ramps up ahead of the launch of its sale and purchase proposition later in the year. James Foster and Paul Davies join as Director of Lender Sales and Head of Conveyancer Relationships respectively. Foster will be responsible for building and deepening […]
Lenders withdraw mortgage offers after EWS1 certificate furore
Major lenders are withdrawing mortgage offers for properties with fire safety certificates issued by a fire engineering company amid concerns about the ‘accuracy and vigour’ of the work. Although there is no formal register of EWS1 certificates analysis by the Building Safety Register has found just under half (410) EWS1 certificates were signed off between […]
Familiar failings as Barclays outage delays transactions
Conveyancers were left in limbo again on Friday as an outage at Barclays bank left many firms and individuals unable process payments and complete transactions. On Sunday the bank confirmed services were up and running and it was ‘bringing balances up to date for some of our customers and addressing any outstanding issues.’ The outage […]
Risk series launches for law firm managers and compliance professionals
A new training series aimed at risk managers, compliance officers and senior leaders in law firms has been launched by Today’s Media, the publishers of Today’s Conveyancer. It will be hosted as part of the extensive training available through Today’s Training; which provide ongoing competence/CPD training for practitioners through partnerships with industry experts. The Today’s […]
Get Involved in National Conveyancing Week 2025
National Conveyancing Week 2025 (March 17th – 21st) is set to be the biggest yet with the backing of over 600 law firms and property professionals, say organisers. Law firms, estate agents, brokers, and industry stakeholders are invited to join thee third edition for a week of insight, education, and collaboration. The week is an […]
Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – Relentless emails
I know that I did not write a diary entry last week… and do you know the reason why? Because, I, like you, am struggling. I am finding it hard to stay on top of everything, and the volume of emails is becoming too difficult. And if we don’t reply to those chasing emails from […]