Category: Latest News

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Government allocates £14m to support local plan implementation

20 January 2026

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Buyer demand up 57% – Rightmove

19 January 2026

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Only one use of QES for HMLR in three months

19 January 2026

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January conveyancing registrations up 74% since last year

19 January 2026

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‘Signs of renewed activity are emerging’, Landmark’s latest housing report finds

19 January 2026

LMS CEO Nick Chadbourne

LMS announced as pre- and post-event sponsor at the British Conveyancing Awards – tickets available now

19 January 2026

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New CoPSO strategy ‘will help drive digital transformation’

19 January 2026

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Zoopla analysis finds ‘strong rebound in buyer demand’

16 January 2026

High Court test case rules WhatsApp messages are not legal signatures in transfer of property

16 January 2026

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Optimistic start to the year for RICS, as ‘housing market finds its feet’

15 January 2026

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End of year mortgage activity fell, but data points to stable 2026

15 January 2026

Richard Sexton

Houzecheck survey volumes up 75% in 12 months

15 January 2026

Bell Lamb and Joynson

Regional firms celebrate successes and milestones

15 January 2026

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Homes England announces £165 million financing deal for 2000 new homes

14 January 2026

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October was busiest month for moving in 2025, bucking summer trend

14 January 2026

Ward Hadaway's managing partner Steven Petrie

National firms report strong growth in latest financial results

14 January 2026

Richard Orpin

LSB appoints Richard Orpin as new CEO

14 January 2026

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Home buyers favour lawyers over estate agents when it comes to sharing data, survey finds

13 January 2026

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CLC seeks views on market confidence in first tracker survey of 2026

13 January 2026

Nicola Broomham

Property duo launch recruitment and consultancy firm to serve sector

13 January 2026

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NHBC Standards updated for 2026

13 January 2026

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Conveyancing sector responds to home buying reforms

12 January 2026

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Residential transactions up – industry predicts a positive year ahead

12 January 2026

David Lammy

MoJ sets out plans to fund justice system with interest on client accounts

12 January 2026

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No relief for ‘high risk’ conveyancers in latest round of AML penalties

12 January 2026

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HMCTS updates solicitor rates, with recommended fees now up to £579 an hour

12 January 2026

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New case management system claims to give fee earners up to an hour a day back in lost billing time

12 January 2026

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Housing market chilled in December, Halifax reveals

9 January 2026

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Conveyancing Foundation raises £1.3m for charity, with new initiatives planned for 2026

9 January 2026

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Legal GiGZ launches ‘world first’ global directory of business of law conferences and events

9 January 2026

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Michael Day’s Christmas single raises over £2000 for charity

9 January 2026

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Minimise regulatory burdens on conveyancers, Law Society says

8 January 2026