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After recently returning to the North West from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, Martin has left teaching to start a career in writing and pursue his lifelong passion with the written word.
The legal advice sector is set to receive £5.4 million investment in a bid to help people seeking advice with housing, debt, discrimination and employment issues. The money will be distributed amongst not for profit
The government has been urged to release ‘safe move’ guidance and a number of monetary incentives to ensure the property market safely hits the ground running once it is reopened. The group of property sector
Boris Johnson is expected to use Sunday’s briefing to set out the exit strategy for UK business which will include opening the UK property market within three weeks. According to Mark Hayward, chief executive of
Muve, a conveyancing firm offering their clients exchange within 25 working days, has just completed an equity funding round worth £1.1 million. Muve is intending to use the money to increase its automation offerings, improve
The Housing Minister, Chirs Pincher, is set to release plans outlining how estate agents can return to work in the coming weeks whilst the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have drafted guidance around safely
71 per cent of high street law firms are worried about their businesses collapsing in 2020. According to a recent survey from the Law Society, cashflow issues and declining fee income could cause seven in
The number of sales received for registration and mortgage offers accepted in March plummeted as the UK prepared itself for a new normal in a bid to combat the spread of Covid-19. According to HM
HM Land Registry (HMLR) have temporarily amended their rules regarding ID verification and the signing of deeds from today to help reduce the barriers caused by social distancing restrictions. Deeds can now be signed using
Legal Zoom have sold their Yorkshire-based law firm Beaumont Legal to the ambitious Metamorph Group. Since being founded in 2015, the Metamorph Group have acquired seven law firms in England. Multi practice law firms across
The property market has been forced to stall as the UK fights the ‘invisible enemy’ and some forecasts predict contraction in transaction of up to 50 per cent in 2020. However, many conveyancers have highlighted
The solicitors Regulation Authority and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are urging law firms and their employees to remain vigilant during lockdown as cyber criminals increasingly target remote workers. Given the lower levels of
The coronavirus pandemic could cause a 35 per cent reduction in privately built homes this year. According to research from Knight Frank, the impact of the pandemic could result in fewer homes being built this
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced small business loans relief last night which could help many businesses in the property sector, including construction. Small businesses impacted by Covid-19 and social distancing measures are now able to
The world of UK property has changed profoundly since the early year optimism and increased transaction volumes. Following this brief market buoyancy, the spread of Covid-19 and the consequent social distancing regulations have brought the
Research could suggest that the property market has already hit its lowest levels in recent weeks. After six weeks of strain, could the market be transitioning into a steady upward trajectory? According to data from
