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.
One thing I have learnt from Property Law revision….I never want to become a conveyancing solicitor! — Adam Fawcett (@AdamFozz) February 21, 2016
The number of house builds started in Q4 of 2015 was 23% higher than in 2014 according to new figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). It brings the total number
The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) recently expressed their concern at the number of local authorities that are causing delays to property transactions. This has provoked some debate within the industry, with several commentators subsequently
Paul Smith, CEO of estate agents haart says a shortage of conveyancers is holding up transactions with a long backlog starting to develop. haart’s market monitor for February recently revealed an estimated 35% surge in
Mortgage approvals up 38% on January 2015 The number of mortgages approved by high street banks was 33% last month compared with January 2015. The rise is being attributed to a rush on second homes
The number of residential transactions for properties worth more than £40,000 in January was 83,590 according to figures released by HMRC, up 7.5% on January 2015. Seasonally adjusted figures also suggest a slight dip from
Blacks Connect have been named “Best Conveyancing Service” at the Mortgage Strategy Awards, the second time they have received the award in three years. Judges apparently praised Blacks for their “emphasis on brokers and its
Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Facebook page misusing the name “Sookias and Sookias” A facebook page under the name “Ian Brown has been set up claiming
The Land Registry’s website is set to be unavailable from 6.30pm on Friday 4th March until 6.00am on the following Monday morning. Access to the portal, Business Gateway and Find a property services will be
Following its inaugural Conference held in December 2015, the Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has booked Stamford Bridge once again for its Conference and Dinner, this year taking place
Goldsmith Williams, the national conveyancers, has today (22nd February 2016) launched a free Buy to Let Tool Box for brokers to help them when dealing with Buy to Let clients. The Tool Box, which contains
According to newly released statistics, Land Registry completed 186,183 statistics in January, down from 199,972 in December and 206,321 in November In total there were over 1,422,400 applications including 351,291 applications in respect of registered
While lending may have dipped since December the overall trend of rapid growth shows no signs of slowing as the year gets off to a bang with the highest level of gross lending in January
The value of mortgage approvals granted by building societies rose by 10% in 2015 with the number of loans approved up 6%. According to the Building Society Association (BSA), around one third of their customers
The Property Codes Compliance Board has taken what it says is an “unusual step” in publicly criticizing some local councils who they say are holding up property transactions through “very poor service”. Delays in conveyancing
