Category: Editor’s Pick

A close up of a keyring in a house shape being passed from one hand to another

Government announces ‘biggest shake-up to home buying process in country’s history’

6 October 2025

Life in the Law

Legal sector faces ‘turning point’ as more than half anticipate leaving their role within five years due to overload and burnout

6 October 2025

A computer keyboard with an image of a house and a red exclamation mark above it

NCA and The Law Society target conveyancers with payment diversion fraud campaign

2 October 2025

A photograph of a glass filled halfway with water

The glass remains half full for property experts as HMRC releases latest transaction figures

1 October 2025

A row of small white blocks with blue houses, with one block featuring a red house and an alarm sign over it

HMLR figures reveal 86 fraudulent applications last year – 0.0019% of total

1 October 2025

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Decrease in net mortgage approvals fails to dent sector optimism

30 September 2025

A graphic depicting a digital product, with the basic outline of a person in the centre surrounded by connected digital lines

‘Digital wallet’ that aims to reduce compliance checks rolled out across property sector

30 September 2025

Steve Reed

Work will begin on three of 12 new towns ‘within this Parliament’, as Reed doubles down on housing pledge

29 September 2025

A wide view of a brownfield side in the location of a former chemical factory

CPRE analysis suggests available brownfield land would meet government’s homes target

25 September 2025

An older couple sitting on a sofa looking concerned, with a laptop and calculator in front of them

‘Almost all’ homeowners are concerned about property tax and ‘half won’t buy if changes are implemented’

25 September 2025

SRA kicks client account can down the road

22 September 2025

A young couple looking disappointed as they browse properties in an estate agent window

New ONS data shows homes still ‘generally unaffordable’ as locals increasingly priced out

19 September 2025

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Bank of England holds base rate at 4% – industry reacts, with some advice for conveyancers

19 September 2025

Commonhold and AI on the agenda for annual Society of Licensed Conveyancers Conference programme

17 September 2025

A holographic image of a person reaches out to touch a hologram of the scales of justice

Legal AI platform Lawhive acquires UK law firm and sets sights on conveyancing sector

12 September 2025

An expanse of cleared land prepared for a residential development

Planning permission for new homes at record low

11 September 2025

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Bank of England mortgage returns ‘paint a picture of increased buyer confidence’

10 September 2025

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Court of Appeal rejects bid to overturn couple’s £100,000 stamp duty bill

8 September 2025

Steve Reed

Steve Reed takes on housing challenge following Rayner’s resignation over stamp duty row

8 September 2025

A form with the word 'suspension' stamped on it in red

Solicitors suspended for misconduct in property transactions

8 September 2025

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Law Society Special General Meeting threshold to rise ten fold

5 September 2025

A group of women at a networking event

Women in Residential Property panel event will discuss power of collaboration

5 September 2025

A close up of an invoice with a pen and calculator laid on it

High inflation results in slight drop in cost of conveyancing

4 September 2025

A six-storey apartment building in Hampstead, London

Inadequate building safety regime ‘a minefield for conveyancers and needs urgent reform’

2 September 2025

A hand holding an ink stamp with 'approved' written on it

Bank of England data shows third consecutive monthly increase in mortgage approvals

2 September 2025

A 'for sale' sign outside a house with a 'price reduced' sign added to it

Demand is high in buyers’ market, with one in 10 homes reduced – Zoopla

28 August 2025

A man in a white t-shirt inspects an exterior house window while holding a clipboard

New upfront sellers survey aims ‘to set new standard for property information’

27 August 2025

The HMRC Revenue & Customs signage carved into the stone wall of the building

‘Nowhere to hide’ from stamp duty, as HMRC collects £1.4bn in July

26 August 2025

A row of large townhouses in London

‘Mansion tax’ proposals could see CGT charged on high value homes

26 August 2025

Rows of identical new houses all with solar panels

The changing face of housing: high under-occupation and more solar panels

22 August 2025

An aerial view of terraced houses in Newcastle

Steep north-south divide in homes liable for property tax – plus industry reaction

21 August 2025

A happy couple are handed a set of house keys by a woman in a suit sitting at the other side of a desk

‘Confidence is returning’ as house prices rise 1.4% in June – reaction to ONS house price index

21 August 2025