Category: Latest News

Waterfront apartment blocks in Salford, Greater Manchester

The thriving hyper-local housing markets bucking the national trend

2 July 2025

Rix and Kay acquired by Knights PLC

Rix and Kay the latest Knights acquisition for undisclosed sum

2 July 2025

Navjit Singh Degun with his family at the finish line of the walk

Levi Solicitors partner walks 121 miles to raise money for men’s mental health

2 July 2025

A construction site in London, featuring a large concrete building with visible scaffolding next to a towering red crane.

Government announces BSR reforms to tackle delays and accelerate home-building

1 July 2025

LMS CEO Nick Chadbourne

Remortgage instructions up as ‘positive sentiment grows’

1 July 2025

A laptop with a holographic image of a house and a completed checklist floating above it

Digital conveyancing company celebrates 10-year milestone

1 July 2025

A row of for sale signs outside flats in Peterborough

Surge in choice for homebuyers leads to ‘fastest sales activity for years’

30 June 2025

A group of striking PCS members waving PCS flags

MHCLG civil servants will begin indefinite industrial action today

30 June 2025

A woman sits at a desk, with a close-up of her hand holding a pen to sign the document on the desk

Conveyancing assistant ‘showed remorse’ for faking TR1 signatures

30 June 2025

A row of newly built affordable houses

Homes England reports 12% increase in completed houses

30 June 2025

The word 'approved' stamped in red at the bottom of a form

Planning officers ‘embracing NPPF changes’ as successful appeals soar

27 June 2025

The exterior signage of The Law Society in London

Law Society shares recommendations to ‘redefine justice as vital public service’

27 June 2025

A group of young and diverse business people in conversation

‘Reverse mentoring’ toolkit promotes diversity within legal profession

26 June 2025

A row of exclusive properties in London

Non-dom changes ‘cost government £401m in lost stamp duty’

25 June 2025

A view of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on a summer's day, taken from across the Thames

Law Society finds strong support for legal industry in London, as ‘200 years’ tour draws to a close

25 June 2025

An aerial shot of a new housing development partially completed

Housing minister shares further details of National Housing Bank

24 June 2025

Rob Thomas, Graham Cope and Aash Dhand from PLS Solicitors

PLS Solicitors appoints Graham Cope as director

24 June 2025

A happy couple are handed a set of house keys by a woman in a suit sitting at the other side of a desk

Two-thirds of housing transactions now under 17 weeks – Propertymark

20 June 2025

Law Society president Richard Atkinson

Law Society ‘supports SRA’s focus on core responsibilities’ following Axiom Ince review

19 June 2025

A large house for sale in Berkshire, England

Number of £1 million homes for sale doubles since 2019

19 June 2025

A model of a house made out of £20 pound notes

Government launches National Housing Bank, with £16bn for 500,000 new homes

18 June 2025

Half of business owners ‘cutting staff and costs due to NIC increases’

18 June 2025

An aerial view of rows of terraced houses in England

CISL report sets out business case for retrofit ‘to prepare UK homes for climate crisis’

18 June 2025

A pattern of neon lights connected with a series of lines hover above a laptop

L&C Mortgages joins OPDA to ‘drive digital approach’

18 June 2025

A street of terraced houses partly submerged by flood water

Government to spend £8 billion on flood protection for homes

17 June 2025

A finger presses a button marked 'online workshop' on a computer keyboard

HMLR online workshop aims to reduce common mistakes in new build applications

17 June 2025

Katie Kendrick, Cath Williams and Jo Darbyshire

National leasehold campaigners receive OBEs in King’s Birthday Honours list

17 June 2025

A row of five small wooden houses, with a further wooden house in a shopping trolley

Demand is up and buyer choice is at a 10-year high, says Rightmove

16 June 2025

Holographic images of files and documents float above a laptop keyboard

HMLR data pilot is ‘important step’ towards streamlining conveyancing process

16 June 2025

Four people look in an estate agent window on a sunny day

Buyer demand ‘struggling for momentum’ but stable picture is emerging – RICS

13 June 2025

An estate agent discusses information with a client

Consumers back material information, but confusion reigns amongst property professionals

13 June 2025

Close up of hands holding a tablet computer

App developed by surveyor ‘will reduce fall throughs and aid conveyancing process’

13 June 2025