Annual property price growth slows to 4.1% in June – smallest yearly rise since August 2013 But standing at £278,849, the average house price in England and Wales hits new high Home sales soar 15%

Summer sees mortgage market strengthen, with 72,712 house purchase approvals in June – largest number since January 2014 Largest month-on-month improvement since February 2009 as approvals rise 12.8% from May Highest number of smaller-deposit borrowers

Following announcements in today’s Summer Budget, as delivered by George Osbourne, we bring you the reactions from a range of experts within the property industry. We also welcome your thoughts and initial reactions, and invite

On 13th July, Land Registry will introduce eDespatch for users of its online portal. The majority of Land Registry users send their applications online through their portal, rather than through the post and will consequently

Market growth of £6.22bn in 12 months Analysis from Equifax Touchstone shows that both residential (£11.1bn) and buy-to-let lending (£3.4bn) in May were higher than in April, with increases of 2.0% and 7.8% respectively. This

A recently published report suggests Lancashire Councillors had justifiable grounds to reject plans to build a new fracking well in Little Plumpton, a village near Blackpool. A study entitled ‘Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts’ was

Peter Savage is appointed president of ARLA The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Savage as President for the coming year. Following a year as ARLA’s president

ULS Group has just launched estateagent4me, a free website enabling customers to choose the best performing estate agent in their area. ULS also provides eConveyancer, which commands 5% of the conveyancing market – and the

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) is calling on lenders to give clear advice to mortgage applicants about the importance of obtaining an independent survey of the condition of the property they are about to

Yvonne Hirons, Managing Director of E-Plus conveyancing quotation and referral system, will be hosting a 15 minute webinar on both Friday 10th July and Tuesday 14th July at 10.30am. The webinar will include a practical demonstration

There’s a special place in hell for Conveyancers!! — Adam Watkinson (@madwedge) June 30, 2015

Official targets within grasp after boom in homes approved in the capital – now at rate of 47,460 per year Homes given permission accelerate by 73% since end of 2014, as 11,870 homes enter the

May sees 22,200 first-time buyer (FTB) transactions as sales drop 18.1% compared to 27,100 last year This makes May 2015 the lowest May for first-time buyer transactions in three years Average first-time buyer deposit climbs

The Conveyancer’s Conveyancer Award is attracting interest the length and breadth of the country, with many firms voting for other firms who they believe make doing the job easier. After all, the best people to

‘Phishing’ is a modern day fraud technique which refers to when criminals attempt to acquire sensitive information, such as bank account details. This is done by masquerading as a trustworthy person in an electronic communication.

24% of remortgage borrowers increased their loan size by more than £10,000 – over 8% more than their original mortgage Percentage of borrowers seeking to significantly increase size of their remortgage loans (by over £10,000)

Matt Lancaster, Sales and Marketing Director of Osprey Legal Cloud has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA), the UK industry body for legal systems developers and vendors. Lancaster

383 house buyers per office in May, highest since September 2014 Highest year on year level of house buyers for May since May 2005 Supply levels see marginal increase from last month, but sees large

The May data shows an annual price increase of 4.6 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £179,696 compared with the peak of £180,990 in November 2007. Monthly house

CA lender engagement programme – ensuring lenders and conveyancers work more closely together Director General of the Council for Mortgage Lenders, Paul Smee, has welcomed positive working relationships in a recent speech to Conveyancing Association

Stockport-based O’Neill Patient has become one of the few UK law firms to secure the ISO27001 Information Security standard – demonstrating its robust approach to handling its client data securely. In an industry where secure

@andykeetch All this effort disrupting things that aren’t broken like taxis and we still have this mortgage/conveyancing horror. — Aegir Hallmundur (@aegirthor) June 25, 2015

Last weekend, members of staff from Convey Law and Monmouth RFC undertook the Welsh Three Peak Challenge in support of the Matterhorn Challenge and the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice. They scaled the highest peaks in

Broker-focused conveyancer, Blacks Connect, has today announced a significant upgrade of its broker quotation and instruction system with a number of new services and developments introduced. The upgrade has been designed to provide a more

The public will be asked their views on the Solicitors Regulation Authority as part of a major perceptions survey starting this week. IFF Research, an independent market research agency, has been commissioned to undertake the

Number of remortgages down by 6% compared to April 2015 Total amount of equity withdrawn through remortgaging reaches £634m – largest amount since record equity withdrawals during December 2014 Average amount of equity withdrawn per

Conveyancers see increase in work volumes, with optimism up for 2015 Conveyancers’ confidence in the market is rising, according to SearchFlow’s latest Conveyancer Sentiment Survey. 66% of solicitors have seen their volume of conveyancing work

North-West law firm, Stephensons, is rolling out the quotation and referral system E-Plus this month, to attract more direct conveyancing business. Employing over 60 staff in conveyancing, Stephensons work with clients across the country. The

A major affordable housing provider has been recognised for the work it has done to become a better employer. Home Group has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Professional Development for the improvements it

Looks as though you made the right choice! Would you agree? Does years of experience always out-do newly trained solicitors – or are there just some skills that traditional lawyers need to catch up on?

Land Registry completes 1,298,742 applications South East tops the table of regional applications with 299,361 Birmingham tops the table of local authority applications with 20,035 The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed over 1,298,740 applications

The Conveyancing Association kicks off lender engagement programme The Conveyancing Association (CA) is today hosting its second All-Members Meeting of 2015, welcoming guest speaker, Paul Smee the Director General of the Council for Mortgage Lenders