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 revamped House Price Index from Land Registry has put the average price of a UK property up 8.2% year on year to £209,054. The statistics also include data on sales volumes for February which
Socrates Training Limited are seeking damages from the Law Society over claims Chancery Lane abused its position in specifying its own anti-money laundering training for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme must come from the Law Society
After a tumultuous first quarter of the year, Stephen Sandiford of specialist Buy-to-Let lenders Paragon believes there’s no reason for the number of investments in buy-to-let to decrease in the long term. Speaking at the
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Documents marked using stamp claiming to be from SJ Solicitors LLP ID in support of the purchase of gold coins has been endorsed
Accounts filed at Companies House for the period ending 31st October have revealed the aborted project lost over £11 million. According to the accounts statement for Legal Practice Technologies, the body owned 60% by the
The demand from buyers for homes dropped for a second consecutive month, with another 33% of property professionals saying demand is falling compared with last month. According to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, demand
The number of solicitors appearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has risen, with 140 applicants in 2015. According to the panel’s latest annual report, this represents a substantial rise with 117 applicants in 2013. Of
eConveyancer owner ULS has announced that non-executive director and co-founder Nigel Hoath won’t be seeking re-election to his role and will therefore be stepping down in August. Nigel Hoath sold £4.5 million worth of his
The number of homes for sale in April was 51% lower than it was in April 2008 according to newly released figures. According to the property search engine, there were 855,585 on the market in
John Bates, a Barrister at Old Square Chambers has published a guidance note for solicitors, covering sustainable drainage systems. The note covers new planning policy changes in support of sustainable drainage systems, or “SuDS”. John
Home valuations fell by one percent from April into May according to surveyors Connells Survey and Valuation. The number of valuations however rose year on year, with 18% more compared with May last year. The
A former partner of Andersons Solicitors has been fined £2,000 and asked to pay further costs of £3,000 after admitting failings in over 100 conveyancing transactions. Ms Emma Kate Dancer was a solicitor and then
The addition of VAT to local authority searches has been deferred for a second time. VAT was set to be applied to CON29 searches from 4th July, but the decision has been taken by HMRC
TMA have re-launched their conveyancing panel with three providers chosen. After a “rigorous tendering process”, BM Solutions, My Home Move and Blacks Connect all made the cut. Previously, only BM Solutions provided conveyancing services for
Reducing the size of the Council for Mortgage Lenders Handbook would vastly speed up the conveyancing process according to one former conveyancing MP. The MP for Colchester Will Quince was admitted as a solicitor in
