Category: Editor’s Pick

An expanse of cleared land prepared for a residential development

Planning permission for new homes at record low

11 September 2025

The signage outside the Bank of England viewed from below

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

10 September 2025

The exterior signage of the Royal Courts of Justice

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

The exterior signage of The Law Society in London

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

Close-up of a couple using a calculator and looking at bills

Inflation rise ‘not all doom and gloom’

21 August 2025

The chancellor Rachel Reeves walking outside

National property tax could replace stamp duty ‘within this parliament’

19 August 2025

The shape of a house being held up in front of the sun, with the light shining through the windows

‘Stable demand bodes well for coming months’ – Rightmove

18 August 2025

High demand will see residential transactions reach 1.18m this year – TwentyEA

18 August 2025

Failings in management of politically exposed person cost solicitor £82,500

18 August 2025

Dark clouds above a housing estate with a playing field in the foreground

RICS survey paints gloomy picture at odds with recent sector optimism

15 August 2025

The signage outside the Bank of England viewed from below

Bank of England rate cut is ‘the shot in the arm the property sector has been waiting for’

11 August 2025

A row of terraced houses on a flooded street

SLC issues new climate change client guide

11 August 2025

The exterior of a Halifax branch on a sunny day with blue sky

House prices rise 0.4% and ‘affordability is gradually improving’ – Halifax

11 August 2025

HMLR is accepting QES and encourages conveyancers to ‘start using now’

6 August 2025

The letters 'AML' behind a magnifying glass, next to small wooden blocks with simple legal-related images stamped on them

No holiday for AML enforcement as SRA shares details of penalties totalling £275,000 in July

6 August 2025

The words 'struck off' stamped in red against a white background

Solicitor struck off for ‘widespread and fundamental non-compliance’ with AML regulations

6 August 2025

Plastic blocks with stopwatches printed on them, starting in a straight line but rising up towards the end

Transaction times edging back up towards 2022 peak

6 August 2025

Janet Paraskeva

CLC publishes new Risk Agenda, with a focus on ethics and a warning against post-completion ‘slacking’

4 August 2025

The exterior signage of the Royal Courts of Justice

Solicitor loses High Court appeal against being struck off for improper transfers and dishonest conduct

4 August 2025