Category: Latest News

A group of people protesting against leasehold with banners and posters

Draft commonhold and leasehold bill published – campaigners remain sceptical

28 January 2026

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UK Finance to launch new Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook: conveyancers must register and pay £50 fee

28 January 2026

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Quarter of new law firms don’t make it past five years, research finds

28 January 2026

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Building Safety Regulator cuts ties with HSE

28 January 2026

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OS location data identifies hard-to-heat homes

27 January 2026

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LSL Estate Agency Franchising acquires National Search Service to strengthen conveyancing proposition

27 January 2026

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New SDLT tax service aims to ease regulatory burden on conveyancers

27 January 2026

New appointments aim to boost growth at Armalytix and WSP Solicitors

27 January 2026

The British Conveyancing Awards 2026

Finalists for the British Conveyancing Awards 2026 announced

26 January 2026

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CLC urges Treasury to re-think tax adviser status of conveyancers

26 January 2026

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Design guidance aims to ‘raise the bar’ for new builds

26 January 2026

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Conveyancing Association releases full conference agenda

26 January 2026

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LeO shares early resolution advice to cut ‘unnecessary escalation’

26 January 2026

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conveybuddy donated £19,030 to charity in 2025 and raises target to £50k

26 January 2026

A young couple looking disappointed as they browse properties in an estate agent window

Affordability gap locks out 1.5m from housing market

23 January 2026

A woman is packing up the contents of her office desk into a cardboard box

Conveyancing paralegal banned from legal work, fee earner supervisor cleared

23 January 2026

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Restricting jury trials would save just 2% of crown court time, IfG says

23 January 2026

Lord Chancellor's Breakfast. Members of the UK Judiciary make their way from Westminster Abbey to the Palace of Westminster

Judiciary sets out diversity and inclusion priorities in latest strategy

23 January 2026

Dan Warburton, host of The Law Firm Owners Podcast, looks relaxed sitting on a low wall in a sunny location, with a historic building in the background

Myerson Connections sponsors law firm growth podcast

23 January 2026

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House prices up, but data is ‘out of date and irrelevant’

22 January 2026

Inflation target an ‘uphill climb’ as latest figures show increase to 3.4%

22 January 2026

A young woman holds up a key on a keyring the shape of a house

Barriers to home ownership are easing, with Gen Z buyers most optimistic, Barclays report finds

22 January 2026

Warm homes plan

‘Rooftop revolution’ as government commits £15bn to better insulate homes

22 January 2026

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Improved affordability provides boost to first-time buyers – Nationwide

21 January 2026

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Women in Residential Property webinars announced

21 January 2026

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Increase in HMLR staff costs reflects 2,700 new employees, minister says

20 January 2026

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‘The property market has weathered the storm’ – brighter days ahead

20 January 2026

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November’s market was ‘resilient but measured’, Propertymark says

20 January 2026

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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