Josh is the Journalist for the Today’s Group and writes many of the articles for Today’s Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist.
He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers have called for the scrapping of SDLT, saying that doing so would help create a more buoyant and vibrant property market. The SLC call echoes that of right wing think
Regular firms should be on an equal footing with Alternative Business Structure firms according to the Law Society. It comes as part of a response to a consultation on reducing barriers to entry for ABSs
The Bank of England has cut the base rate to 0.25%, the first time the rate has been changed in seven years. The previous rate of 0.5% was already a historic low. Many central banks
The combined turnover of CLC-regulated practices has more than doubled since 2011. According to figures released by the CLC the combined turnover of all practices regulated by the body was was £93,421,038 in 2011. They
Index Property Information have been awarded a NLIS channel license by regulator Land Data. The company joins the two existing live NLIS channels, SearchFlow and Thames Water Property Searches in providing authoritative electronic land and
Slough and Manchester have the highest density of foreign property investors according to research by Search Acumen. Land Registry lists nearly 100,000 (99,345) freehold or leasehold titles across England and Wales as being owned by
The shortlist for the Law Society’s 10th annual Excellence Awards have been announced with 89 nominations for firms and 49 nominations for individuals across 17 categories. The society say the awards are a recognition of
An east London council has moved a step closer to being the first in the country to offer its council tenants the opportunity to take up shared ownership of their council property. The Right to
The Conveyancing Association has called for an overhaul in how leasehold transactions are processed. The CA have listed a number of recommendations which they think will end the significant delays and overcharging that takes place.
Here are the latest scam alerts as issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
Tory MP and Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has expressed concerns over the potential privatisation of Land Registry. Whilst stating he is not generally opposed to privatisation as a whole, the
The number of new build homes approved in London rose in Q2 rose to 6,310, with 76% of new homes approved across the capital. Quarter on quarter, 46% more homes were approved. Westminster approved the
The proportion of people able to buy their first house on their own is now less than a third of what is was twelve years ago. According to research by Simpson Millar Solicitors, just 9%
The number of property transactions liable for stamp duty in the second quarter of 2016 was 10% higher than in 2015. For those under £250,000 the number liable rose 8% with those between £250,000 and
Mortgage and property fraud have increased by 50% in the past year, according to a study by information services company Experian. According to the firm, mortgage and property fraud now make up 6% of all
