A Bury-based law firm has seen a 25 per cent rise in the total number of residential property conveyancing matters in the first five months of 2024 when compared to the same period last year
The housing market is facing a myriad of challenges in the lead up to the UK General Election as demands for rental properties soar alongside a decline in supply. The latest RICS residential survey has
Fire safety campaigners have appealed to the Labour Party to commit to justice for leaseholders following the cladding crisis that caused 72 deaths in the 2017 Grenfell blaze. Panels made from plastic and aluminium were
The Property Franchise Group, one the UK’s largest sales and lettings groups, has snapped up estate agency chain Fine and Country in the latest industry tie-in for a cool £20m. Bosses of the franchise have
Compare the Market’s latest Household Financial Confidence Tracker has found that almost half of people (45%) admit they need to dip into their savings around three times per month to afford everyday living costs, despite
The Ministry of Justice and the Legal Services Board (LSB) today announced the appointment of Christine Nwaokolo as a non-lay member of the LSB. She has been appointed for four years, from 1 May 2024
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today published a consultation on its business plan and budget for next year, which includes a proposed rise in contributions to the Compensation Fund, in a move the Law
With just four weeks to go until Aconveyancing’s Crystal Maze Challenge, tickets are still available for the event on Wednesday 26th June. In partnership with the Conveyancing Foundation, the event will bring together industry partners,
A total of 32,000 properties are at risk of being repossessed as the UK saw 870 mortgaged homes repossessed between January and March of this year due to the cost of living crisis. These figures
The Equity Release Council has launched a Legal Guide to Equity Release as well as a new report, Vulnerability Vigilance, exploring the most common customer vulnerabilities which legal advisers can encounter. The study took an
The Legal Services Board (LSB) today announces the appointment of Craig Westwood as its new Chief Executive Officer. Craig joins the LSB from the Electoral Commission, where he is currently Director of Communications, Policy and
Long-awaited leasehold reform was one of a handful of bills which made it through a chaotic day in Parliament as it shut down ahead of the General Election on 4th July. The Leasehold and Freehold
The Conservatives’ pledge to abolish no-fault evictions before the upcoming election will not be fulfilled following the announcement of the General Election. The Renters (Reform) Bill, which aims to prevent landlords from evicting tenants without
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise snap election yesterday in a statement at Downing Street – both Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are both expected to appear in public on Friday before the election
Civil legal aid work is loss-making for the majority of providers, according to new research by the Law Society of England and Wales. A study commissioned by the Law Society from Frontier Economics has worked
Figures released today by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in the first quarter compared to
Research shows that half or mortgage borrowers now opt for a 30 year mortgage term, and an increase has been seen across all residential purchase and re-mortgage customers as the average property now costs seven
Steadily rising mortgage costs have negatively impacted the market rebound, according to Home.co.uk’s Asking Price Index for May. Earlier this year, the market factored in a cut in the Bank of England base rate as
Fresh waves of criticism surrounding the mandatory completion of TA6 forms suggest that the new document is ‘overwhelming’ for both conveyancers and clients. The new forms are due to become compulsorily required by the Conveyancing
Justice Minister Mike Freer has taken a trip overseas in a bid to promote legal and tech trade deals between the UK and Australia. Freer led a delegation of UK professionals specialising in legal tech
Residential property investors, represented by the Residential Freehold Association (RFA), have written to the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to warn that the Government’s leasehold reform proposals to retrospectively cap residential ground
A case was presented to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee regarding the obstacles to improvements and the regulation of property agents. Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, presented evidence to
After the Government announced it would abolish the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime, holiday home hotspots in England and Wales ,ay indicate where is best to let during the summer. New data from the Howden
Home moving group Movera is set to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100 this year as part of its overall business strategy. The plans follow Movera’s rebranding last autumn which brought together seven home
Property experts can do more to educate renters on the importance of contents insurance as data from Compare the Market reveals that half of renters in the UK do not currently have a policy in
A memorial service is to be held next month for a stalwart of the legal profession in the UK.Stephen Denyer, who was director of strategic relationships at the Law Society of England and Wales, died
The latest in the UK leasehold reforms have prompted investors to warn of a £30bn compensation bill facing the next UK government as a new poll reveals an appetite for service charge regulation. Residential property
Last month, bailiffs evicted squatters from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s vacant London pub after they set up camp in the Camden watering hole. Ramsay obtained an order from the High Court last Thursday after the
UK householders are spending £2.9 million on their gardens, due to what researchers are calling a ‘low understanding of their flood risk’, according to new data published today by Flood Re, the joint initiative between
UK Landlords are struggling to keep up with tax increases, causing them to hike up rental prices for tenants. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that reveal annual private
New data has revealed that since the pandemic house price peak seen in September 2022, local property market performances in the UK vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24%. This
A victory in court regarding Japanese Knotweed has been overturned, after Bridgend Council repealed a decision last week that saw a UK homeowner win his case against the local authority, after the invasive plant infiltrated