Category: Latest News

A row of wooden toy houses with a red above them indicating a sharp rise, all set against a turquoise background

Buyer enquiries up and time to exchange down, as market confidence ‘trends upwards’

15 May 2025

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‘Stability is tempting buyers back to the market’, with Lincolnshire seeing largest uplift

15 May 2025

Chartered lawyer adds ‘another layer of confusion and complexity’ – Law Society hit back

14 May 2025

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New build home buying incentives could reduce SDLT liability

14 May 2025

Sort Group MD Keith Ahmed and CEO Kevin Tunnicliffe hold the Investors in People certificate

Gold Investors in People accreditation for Sort Group

14 May 2025

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Office investment demand up 75%, while leasing interest returns to pre-pandemic levels

13 May 2025

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Climate change practice note to be published today; what could it mean for conveyancers?

12 May 2025

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SRA seeks 23% budget increase to tackle ‘shifting risks’

12 May 2025

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FCA consults on steps to simplify mortgage rules

12 May 2025

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‘New instructions flat, but improvements on the horizon’ – RICS

12 May 2025

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Slight rise in house prices ‘sign of confidence in market’, with affordability expected to improve

9 May 2025

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L&G remortgage activity up 34%, with 76% increase in searches by over 65s

9 May 2025

Lee Woodger

Strategic reshaping of senior team positions LawNet for future growth

9 May 2025

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Knights surpasses £200m revenue and strengthens South East presence with Birkett Long acquisition

8 May 2025

A new housing development and roads being constructed in England

Government claims planning reforms will boost economy by £7.5 billion

7 May 2025

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Geovation announces 20th cohort for its property tech accelerator programme

7 May 2025

A wooden house made of small bricks, with one bearing the word 'mortgage' being slightly pulled out like the game of jenga

Kate Faulkner OBE: What impact could Trump’s tariffs have on mortgages in the UK?

6 May 2025

A street of terraced houses partly submerged by flood water

CCC warns 25% of properties at risk of flooding, ahead of updated Law Society guidance

6 May 2025

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Silver lining for first time buyers, as Yopa finds improvement in ‘affordability ratio’

6 May 2025

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March saw increase of £9.7 billion in mortgage debt, fears of ‘stagnant’ market to come

2 May 2025

30 months for property lawyer who defrauded firm of £160,000

2 May 2025

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Over 60s control over half of all UK owner-occupier housing wealth, under 35s have 6%

2 May 2025

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‘Buyer demand weakens but affordability boost likely’ – Zoopla

2 May 2025

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Friday 30th May predicted to be busiest house moving day of the year

2 May 2025

A row of wooden toy houses with a red above them indicating a sharp rise, all set against a turquoise background

March transaction numbers ‘foundation for growth’ but capacity could be an issue

1 May 2025

A white jigsaw with around half of the pieces missing, revealing a plain blue backround

Two million first time buyers ‘missing from the housing market’

1 May 2025

PEXA receive FCA approval for TPMA launch

1 May 2025

New chair for collaboration group Women in Residential Property

1 May 2025

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Kate Faulkner OBE: How will Trump’s tariffs affect the property market?

30 April 2025

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‘Millions in limbo over mortgage rates’ with first-time buyers the most pessimistic

30 April 2025

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New tech partnership gives conveyancers full coverage of UK planning data

30 April 2025

Angela Rayner stepping out of a car, holding a red folder

Rayner ‘threatened to quit over homes target’, says Starmer biographer

30 April 2025