Breaking News At the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) Annual Conference today the CEO of Land Registry, Graham Farrant, was challenged following his talk, about the impact on conveyancers of long delays on registrations. One
LMS, one of the UK’s leading conveyancing panel management specialists, has partnered with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society. The announcement further demonstrates LMS’ commitment to, and expertise in, working closely with the building society sector.
Budget squeeze on buy-to-let tax relief is a factor for half (50%) of landlords currently looking to sell Those currently considering selling represent one-in-ten existing UK landlords Fundamental supply crunch continues – as 52% see
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Conveyancing Charity Foundation. The Foundation has been established to help conveyancers raise money for their chosen charities, with the Free Legal Fee Charity Competition having raised
The SRA’s interactive ‘A Question of Trust’ campaign has caught the attention of law firms, with a number asking the regulator for help to explore the issues with their staff. The campaign, which runs through
The total stock of property for sale falls to a new post-crisis low as the drought worsens (currently 45% fewer properties for sale than in Nov 2007). The average annual home price appreciation for England
Inner London allows 50% more new homes than all capital’s more spacious suburbs – granting 11,970 in H1 Proposed new properties are four times more likely to be rejected by the outer boroughs of Greater
Graham Murphy is Product Manager at the Law Society and part of his mandate is to ensure law firms are fully engaged with CQS. He told Jane Common at Today’s Conveyancer how the Society gathers
With tensions mounting from delays, unforseen issues and many parties to rely on in conveyancing, it’s no wonder clients as well as conveyancers feel the strain. This week’s Slater makes their growing frustrations very clear
October 2015 sees 72,409 house purchase approvals, the highest figure for the month in seven years and up 21.9% from October 2014 House purchase approval levels continue to grow, setting a new 22 month record
The latest Your Move Reeds Rains England & Wales House Price Index has been published for October 2015 and has revealed: The annual rate of house price growth across England and Wales climbs to 5.2%,
The major issues facing conveyancers will be discussed at the inaugural Conveyancing Association Conference to be held on 3rd December at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea F.C. The conference will draw upon a wealth of conveyancing expertise
95% loan-to-value (LTV) loans made up £3.43 of every £100 of mortgage lending since the Government’s guarantee scheme launched, up from £1.77 in the previous 18 months First time buyer lending grew by almost a
After thirteen successful years with The Property Ombudsman (TPO), twelve years as Board Chairman of TPO, Bill McClintock will be officially standing down on 1st January 2016, and Gerry Fitzjohn, currently Vice Chairman of the
Land Registry, from 7th September 2015, has changed the documents required to be delivered when a customer applies for first registration. Land or property must be registered for the first time if it is unregistered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today (9th November) unveiled a new initiative to support legal services firms that want to innovate and grow their business in creative ways. ‘SRA Innovate‘ provides online guidance and
Record attendance once again but still time to book With under two weeks to go to the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC)/ Bold Legal Group (BLG) Conference in Derby, it is not too late to
Pace of annual house price growth has risen for the past two months; up from 5.2% to 5.5% in the last month Smaller homes prices are rising faster than ever – all because of head
Additional action must be taken by all regulated law firms to be able to comply with an EU Directive on Consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that was brought in on 1st October The Legal Ombudsman
The Legal Services Board (LSB) have agreed to amend the method the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) use to authorise sole practitioners The changes proposed by the SRA in regards to the way they authorise sole
Richard Hugo-Hamman is Executive Chairman of LEAP – the biggest software provider to the conveyancing industry in Australia. LEAP launched in the UK in October last year so Today’s Conveyancer caught up with Richard to
The Bold Legal Group (BLG) has just signed up its 400th member, Buckles Solicitors, who have offices in Nottingham, Peterborough and Stamford. Buckles Partner, Duncan Jackson said: “Joining the BLG was an obvious thing for
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) programme of regulatory reform will aid pro bono work in the legal sector, the head of the SRA has said. Speaking on the first day of National Pro Bono Week,
The aspiration gap among renters widens to sky-high levels, as over 93% wish to be homeowners, but just 6% expect to buy in the next 12 months Comes as almost half (44%) of tenants say
Convey Law Conveyancer, Geraint Aubrey, has completed his mountaineering challenge in the Swiss Alps. Geraint climbed 4 huge mountains in the Swiss Alps, culminating in a 17 hour trek up Monte Rosa, with adverse weather
The September data shows an annual price increase of 5.3% which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £186,553. Monthly house prices up 1.0% since August 2015. The regional data indicates that:
Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (28th October 2015) revealed its quarterly completion levels for both purchases and remortgages were up considerably in Q3 compared to Q2 this year. The total number of
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is helping law firms that want to expand their business beyond traditional legal services by publishing new guidance on the Separate Business Rule. From November, the SRA will change its
House sales to first time buyers accounted for 29% of total sales in September – a rise of nine percentage points from last month The number of house-hunters searching for properties dropped this month The
The Land Registry published a blog last month, aimed at highlighting ways that practitioners can eliminate errors on their applications to help quicken the process Online applications at the Land Registry have opened up a
Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (26th October 2015) appointed two conveyancing operators, BM Solutions Conveyancing and eConveyancer, part of the ULS Group, as preferred providers to the network. The appointment will
Value of monthly gross remortgage lending also rose by 5% to £4.4 billion from last month Average amount of equity withdrawn by remortgaging is 77% higher than in September 2014 Remortgaging remains affordable across the