Category: Editor’s Pick

The signage outside the Bank of England viewed from below

Bank of England mortgage figures reveal ‘nuanced market’ with ongoing pressures

12 June 2025

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Housing delivery will fall to just 840,000 homes over five years – Savills

11 June 2025

Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a lectern, standing against a blue background

Council AI tool that will ‘fix broken planning system’ is officially launched by PM

10 June 2025

The exterior signage of The Law Society in London

Law Society says Invest 2035 could be a ‘game changer’ for legal sector

10 June 2025

Former journalist appointed as new Law Society deputy vice president

6 June 2025

A close up shot of an older-looking couple receiving the key to a house

Older homeowners support digital homebuying, OPDA research finds

5 June 2025

A piece of wood with a house in the middle balances on a triangle, tipping to one side

Signs of market momentum despite ongoing affordability issues – UK Finance

4 June 2025

The sun rises over a harbour filled with boats in a small fishing village in Cornwall

Local government ‘losing out on millions’ in council tax revenue due to second home loophole

4 June 2025

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

Communication is key when dealing with delays, says Legal Ombudsman in new guidance

2 June 2025

Australian conveyancers raise concerns after property market outages

31 May 2025

A concerned-looking couple reading from a piece of paper

Home ownership aspiration sinks to a decade-long low, with buying process ‘a well-known joke’

30 May 2025

Spray foam insulation in a roof

More advice for homeowners on use of ‘highly effective’ spray foam

30 May 2025

A small building site in a Suffolk village

Smaller builders ‘will benefit from streamlined processes to speed up housing progress’

29 May 2025

Multiple 'for sale' signs outside a row of houses

Highest buyer demand since 2022, with 437,000 sales agreed this year

23 May 2025

Consultant model ‘a fundamental part of the UK legal fabric’

22 May 2025

An angry looking couple appear to be having a heated discussion with a professional woman at a desk

Homebuyers believe conveyancers are ‘primary culprits’ in a frustrating process – OPDA

21 May 2025

A village partially submerged under flood water due to climate change

CIE responds to climate change practice note: ‘An opportunity, not a requirement’

21 May 2025

A simple 3D graphic of a peach-coloured house that appears to be bouncing off the ground, with a pastel blue background

April lull in buyer demand is temporary and will bounce back, says Rightmove

19 May 2025

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

Stamp duty rush pushed conveyancing costs to ‘all-time high’ of £2,434

19 May 2025

A scale with simple outlines of faces depicting happy, neutral and sad, with the pointer on sad.

‘Utter nonsense’ – readers react to new climate change guidance

15 May 2025

Expertise and training the leading cause of unnecessary pre-contract enquiries – Survey

12 May 2025

NTSELAT material information guidance withdrawn – but duty to report remains

12 May 2025

Bank of England cut rates for fourth time since 2024 peak

8 May 2025

Hands working on a laptop with an overlay of connected lights and dots to illustrate a digital network

National Property Transaction Network pilot reduced completion time by 35%

8 May 2025

An angry looking couple appear to be having a heated discussion with a professional woman at a desk

Completion takes a month longer than buyers expect; issues with communication are a top gripe

8 May 2025

Abstract image of transparent digital planning files over an obscured background of a desk with a tablet, hardhat and a man working on a large sheet of paper

Government trials AI tool to digitise planning records ‘in 40 seconds’

28 April 2025

Five small wooden blocks with faces drawn on them in pen, ranging from smiling to sad

CLC seeks practitioner input for its Quarterly Confidence Tracker

25 April 2025

A basic wooden model of a home balanced with a pile of coins on top of a wooden ball

LMS remortgage report finds low swap rates and increased lender confidence

25 April 2025

A graphic of a red arrow pointing downwards on a pink background, with two pound coins next to the arrow

Drop in inflation offers ‘a welcome relief’ for buyers, but industry remains cautious

17 April 2025

Law Society seeks 1.9% increase in practising certificate fee share

16 April 2025

An open laptop with several people on the screen taking part in an online meeting

PEPA invites conveyancers to online conference

16 April 2025

A model of a house on the top of a pile of wooden bricks

Low buyer demand and tariff uncertainty weaken market but likely to be ‘short-lived’ – RICS

11 April 2025