Category: Insight

A woman using a drill on a workbench as she renovates the interior of a home

Half of potential buyers shelved moving plans in favour of renovations, citing high costs

28 May 2025

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First-time buyer offers ‘dropped by 55% since stamp duty changes’

28 May 2025

Developers could be penalised for slow build rates

27 May 2025

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PLA says AML regulations and punitive fines are suffocating conveyancers, as it launches campaign for reform

27 May 2025

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Sales market continues to ‘weather the storm’ as UK House Price Index shows 6.4% hike

27 May 2025

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Disappointment amid latest inflation figures – experts react

23 May 2025

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

23 May 2025

Understanding the risks of using AI – and how an AI policy can help protect law firms

23 May 2025

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Provisional figures suggest Homes England is exceeding targets, with 36,000 homes completed

22 May 2025

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

22 May 2025

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

21 May 2025

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

21 May 2025

A block of social housing flats in London

Right to Buy rush ‘will see more social housing sold than built’

20 May 2025

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SDLT knowledge check: Are you getting it right?

20 May 2025

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

19 May 2025

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

19 May 2025

Material information guidance withdrawal – what next for conveyancers?

19 May 2025

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Spring clean AML controls to ensure compliance with 2025 guidance

19 May 2025

A man in a workshop surrounded by tools leans over a workstation containing an open laptop, while talking on the phone and taking notes.

Record-breaking self-employed mortgage searches in ‘month of sharp contrasts’

16 May 2025

'To let' signs outside a row of terraced houses

Buy-to-let lending up 32% amid ‘persisting imbalance’ in rental market

16 May 2025

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Public remain suspicious of AI in law, as SRA approves first AI law firm

16 May 2025

Bungalows under construction

Government focus on housebuilding is behind a 36% increase in registrations – NHBC

15 May 2025

A row of wooden toy houses with a red above them indicating a sharp rise, all set against a turquoise background

Buyer enquiries up and time to exchange down, as market confidence ‘trends upwards’

15 May 2025

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‘Stability is tempting buyers back to the market’, with Lincolnshire seeing largest uplift

15 May 2025

Material Information guidance withdrawn but the responsibilities remain for conveyancers

15 May 2025

A new-build house with a sold sign covering the door

New build home buying incentives could reduce SDLT liability

14 May 2025

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Office investment demand up 75%, while leasing interest returns to pre-pandemic levels

13 May 2025

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Will leasehold reform scupper the growth agenda?

13 May 2025

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

12 May 2025

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‘New instructions flat, but improvements on the horizon’ – RICS

12 May 2025

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Slight rise in house prices ‘sign of confidence in market’, with affordability expected to improve

9 May 2025

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L&G remortgage activity up 34%, with 76% increase in searches by over 65s

9 May 2025