Category: Insight

Stephen Ward, CLC

Confidence in property market slumps amid budget uncertainty, CLC finds

4 November 2025

Terraces in London's Holland Park

Chancellor ‘looking at proposals’ to double highest rates of council tax

3 November 2025

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Increase in property transactions ‘a reassuring sign’

3 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Chancellor apologises for licensing error, but compliance expert warns ‘strict liability crime has been committed’

3 November 2025

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September net mortgage borrowing highest since March – BoE

3 November 2025

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Prices edge up as improved affordability supports demand – Nationwide

3 November 2025

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Sellers made average gains of £72,000 over last 18 months, Zoopla finds

31 October 2025

Nakita Moss

Two salaries won’t be enough to get on the property ladder, Twenty7tec warns

31 October 2025

An older man looks in the window of an estate agent

One in three ‘have given up on homeownership’ – BSA

30 October 2025

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PEXA launches fraud and conveyancing webinar series for Fraud Awareness Week

30 October 2025

A smiling older man sitting alone on a sofa in a large room

Number of households ‘will increase by 2.4 million by 2032’, with more people living alone

29 October 2025

A new Barratt housing development

Yopa urges buyers to explore new-build incentives, as sales fall 62% in 2025

29 October 2025

A graphic composed of lights in the shape of a brain surrounded by files, with hands reaching out to touch them

AI is here to stay – and firms must take the lead or lose control

24 October 2025

LSCP

SSB case reflects ‘deeper vulnerabilities’ in legal services with regulatory overhaul needed

21 October 2025

A flooded street with a sign in the foreground saying 'road closed due t flooding'

‘Increasingly standard’ climate risk reports can’t be avoided in conveyancing, Law Society panel says

20 October 2025

A small model of a wooden house sits on a pile of fallen leaves

Uncertainty triggers September dip in demand, but annual figures still ahead – Rightmove

20 October 2025

A large family type home appears appears to be suspended in the air

Property market ‘in a state of suspended animation’, says Landmark

17 October 2025

A street of terraced houses partly submerged by flood water

RICS releases insight paper on flooding for property professionals

17 October 2025

A miniature wooden house with a crack in it fall through a gap in the pavement

Demand is up, says TwentyCi – but so are fall-throughs and exchange times

15 October 2025

A woman holds a magnifying glass over a small wooden house next to a bag of money with the word 'demand' printed on it.

Downward trend in buyer demand ‘firmly entrenched’, RICS says

13 October 2025

Portrait Of Excited Couple Standing Outside New Home With Sold Sign

Price of typical first time buyer homes rising faster than market average

13 October 2025

A vacant house in a helo-to-buy scheme in Swansea

Significant drop in first time buyer demand for ‘help to buy’ schemes, Yopa research finds

10 October 2025

A signpost pointing in four directions, with the words 'regulations', 'compliance', 'policy' and 'standards'

Leeds Reforms causing ‘high levels of concern’ in law firms, research suggests

10 October 2025

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

Slight dip in house prices ‘reflects stable house market’ – Halifax

8 October 2025

In the foreground a hand opens a door with a key in it, in the background are packing boxes and furniture, all in a pastel blue colour

Home buying industry reacts to government reform proposals: ‘Much-needed progress and change’

7 October 2025

A row of new, unoccupied, affordable homes

Thousands of affordable homes at risk as providers pull back from Section 106 contracts

7 October 2025

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Law Society to work with SRA to clarify impact of Mazur ruling; CLC is ‘quite clear’ on outcome for conveyancers

6 October 2025

A Nationwide Building Society sign on a glass-front building

Steady growth demonstrates ‘remarkable consistency’ of housing market

2 October 2025

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Analysis finds ‘hugely encouraging’ uptake of HMLR’s property fraud alerts, but most homes still not covered

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

Young building apprentices on site being shown plans by an older worker

Urgent action needed to expand house-building workforce, NHBC warns

1 October 2025

An house for sale on an exclusive row of town houses in London

Demand for high-price homes falls as property tax speculation weighs on market activity

30 September 2025