Category: Latest News

Tom Lyes

New consultancy will help law firms adopt technology

5 November 2025

The letters AML on small wooden cubes placed on a clipboard next to a pen

SRA ‘proud of AML progress’ ahead of FCA handover, as annual report reveals a third of assessed firms were non-compliant

4 November 2025

Stephen Ward, CLC

Confidence in property market slumps amid budget uncertainty, CLC finds

4 November 2025

CILEx Regulation

Standalone litigation rights for CILEx lawyers after fast-tracked application approved

4 November 2025

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster pictured from across the Thames

Housing committee critical of delays to long term housing strategy

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

A large house painted pale blue with a sold sign outside

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

A computer keyboard with an image of a house and a red exclamation mark above it

PEXA launches fraud and conveyancing webinar series for Fraud Awareness Week

30 October 2025

A flooded street is cordoned off with a 'road closed' sign

Millions of homes at risk of flooding and subsidence, Aviva warns

29 October 2025

A man holds a large sack of money, which is placed next to five miniature wooden houses

UK homeowners reject reform of capital gains tax, survey finds

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

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OPDA teams up with the SLC to drive collaboration and advance digital transformation

28 October 2025

Conveyancing Task Force

Newly formed taskforce calls for ‘balance between reform and resilience’

28 October 2025

A smiling woman takes notes while watching a webinar on a laptop

Women in Residential Property webinar offers insight into industry trends

28 October 2025

Unadopted roads on UK housing estate

Unadopted infrastructure leads to double-whammy to home buyers

27 October 2025

National Land Information Service

Next generation NLIS platform to be developed with government funding

27 October 2025

Montpellier Legal

4 year old conveyancing firm valued at over £20m in PE investment

27 October 2025

Limited Liability Partnership

Reeves may target limited liability partnerships in budget to raise public funds

27 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

A couple look at their phone while standing outside a house

Home survey app now offers post-inspection support from professional surveyor

24 October 2025

Keep calm and carry on

‘Keep calm and carry on’ – market reacts to inflation and ONS house price index

23 October 2025

A graphic of a red email symbol surrounded by red warning signs is overlaid across a photo of a laptop keyboard

PII trends and reducing risk: Insight from the Law Society Property Conference

23 October 2025

Latest research shows FTBs largely uninformed of home buying process

23 October 2025

Jeremy Davy

Gilson Gray appoints Jeremy Davy as head of residential conveyancing

23 October 2025

A glass star-shaped award set against a blue background

Cheltenham’s Montpellier Legal named best conveyancers at ESTAS Awards

22 October 2025

LSCP

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

21 October 2025

The race to build 1.5m homes

Housing Minister’s ‘job on the line’ if government fails to deliver 1.5m homes

21 October 2025

Wellbeing at work Week

Inaugural Wellbeing at Work week recognises the impact of mental health on conveyancing

21 October 2025