The Legal Services Board (LSB) has issued guidance to regulators, pushing them to be proactive in creating an environment that encourages lawyers and law firms to innovate to help better connect people to legal services.
In the wake of the increased volume of work associated with sales, Today’s Conveyancer has conducted analysis into the comparison between sale and purchase conveyancing quotes. In the Diary of a High Street Conveyancer published
From fluctuations in mortgage rates to changing dynamics in housing supply and demand, March 2024 witnessed activity and shifts within the UK property market. Major lenders, including Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, and Leeds Building Society, initiated
Buying and selling a property in England is “inefficient and ineffective” and the process needs “substantial reform”, says CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives). CILEX says sellers should have to provide material information about
A recent report titled “Tomorrow’s Homes” by Santander sheds light on the urgent need for government intervention in addressing the lack of action on home energy efficiency improvements among UK homeowners and renters, as recently
A dedicated Secretary of State for Housing is needed to tackle the growing housing crisis as demonstrated by the falling number of new homes being built and the failure to retrofit at scale our existing
March demonstrated signs of stability with an increase in completions accompanied by a decrease in cancellation rates. This trend suggests an “underlying” stabilising effect within the remortgage market, according to LMS’s recent March Remortgage Snapshot.
New research has revealed that 36% of recent home sellers would avoid downsizing in later life to avoid repeating an archaic home selling process riddled with stress inducing pitfalls. Home Sale Pack has commissioned a
A new report from the Building Societies Association (BSA) has found that significant changes are required if we are to help prospective first-time buyers get onto the property ladder in the current housing market. It
The government should do more to improve the home buying and selling process, according to Steve Richmond, General Manager UK&I at Reapit. In a recent submission to an enquiry by the Levelling Up, Housing and
Michael Gove’s plans to abolish leasehold have been scaled back, with a compromise reached to cap ground rents at £250 annually. Despite Treasury resistance, Rishi Sunak overruled objections, signalling a partial victory for Gove. The
Buyer activity is reaching unprecedented levels as the spring season unfolds, with a notable surge in demand for residential properties, according to Rightmove’s House Price Index. The market is witnessing a significant uptick in the
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to utilise “ugly” sections of the green belt for housing development, potentially freeing up land for hundreds of thousands of homes, as reported by The Times. In
A quarter of UK adults have shared their sensitive personal information, such as bank details and address, via email with a conveyancer, estate agent or mortgage broker when moving home, according to new research from
Today’s data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that March’s inflation rate stood at 3.2% – down from 3.4% in February. This news follows the Bank of England’s decision to continue holding
