NAEA member agents predict a widening gap between demand and supply this year Almost half of NAEA members predict a rise in demand for housing in 2015 Bate rate rise, changes to stamp duty, and
Home Group, one of the UK’s largest housing providers, has been recognised by TPAS – the Tenant Participation Advisory Service for the high level of service it delivers and its commitment to improving the lives
Home.co.uk predicts the South East and East of England will be among the biggest winners over the next 12 months. The property market in England and Wales is set for continued growth in 2015, with
House purchase approvals in November 2014 were 20% lower compared to the previous year. Gross mortgage borrowing in November 2014 was £10.1 billion – 5.5% lower than in the same month last year. Despite a
haart sees 15% surge in buyer enquiries day after Autumn Statement announcement Average UK property price up 7.8% annually and 0.6% on month to £205,421 – the highest in over two years Average London property
November sees 34,300 first-time buyer completions – up 15% compared to October and the highest monthly number since the recession Comes as average mortgage rate falls to four year-low of 3.92%, driving down mortgage repayments
Alan Thorogood is CEO of STL Group PLC, which has just been acquired by Australian company InfoTrack. He told Today’s Conveyancer why the move is good for STL – and for the conveyancing industry as
Both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Contact Centre and Ethics Guidance teams will be answering calls between 29th December and 2nd January. They are both closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Average equity withdrawal rises 24% to £20,906 as budgets stretched in lead up to Christmas Gross remortgage lending falls 12% to £3.6bn in November Average remortgage loan amount dropped to £148,846 – lowest amount since
Following the property market forecast released earlier in the week, the Council of Mortgage Lenders have also published their latest mortgage lending statistics. Key findings within the data include that gross mortgage lending is estimated
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) property and mortgage forecast has been released this week, showing projected figures for 2015 and 2016. From this data, the CML have revealed mortgage lending will continue to grow
Who on earth regulates conveyancing solicitors?! How are they allowed to behave the way they do? The system is insane. — Katie Warrick (@wwednasay) December 17, 2014
Professional negligence lawyers Irwin Mitchell have just won justice for a couple after failings by conveyancing solicitors saw their house sale fall through – and the couple left nearly £170,000 out of pocket. Daniel Brumpton,
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are launching a new research project into innovation in the legal services market, in partnership with the Legal Services Board. The University of Warwick will conduct the research, which will
Chestertons, one of London’s oldest, largest and most established estate agencies has today announced that it will be advertising on the Zoopla and Prime Location websites from January. Chestertons is a founding member of Agents
Mark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) provides an overview of what we may see in the housing market in 2015: “NAEA predicts that in 2015 the industry will see the country
Free mobile app launched from Know Your Flood Risk aims to help homeowners, property purchasers and professionals quickly identify potential risk With the Met Office predicting wetter-than-average conditions for December and January, and many parts
Stamp Duty reform should lift market sentiment and transaction levels But the November data from the RICS shows both buyer enquiries and sales slipping again Meanwhile, the rental outlook is being underpinned by the imbalance
Not sure whether to be impressed or slightly alarmed that I got an email from our conveyancing solicitor at 1.30am last night – Andrzej Lukowski (@MrLukowski) December 9, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Annual Review for 2013/14, which was published yesterday, sets out SRA’s progress against their strategic objectives for the past 12 months. The Review, which is available on the SRA website
It’s widely recognised that comparison sites are now used by many consumers when it comes to looking for the best deal. We Help You Too Ltd (WHYT) develops business solutions that simplifies the customer journey
November 2014 sees smallest number of higher LTV house purchase approvals in over a year Despite this, the wider lending market is stabilising as house purchase approvals rise 2.8% in November Monthly stabilisation tempers annual
Furley Page Partner Myfanwy McDonagh has been appointed Vice Chair of a committee of property specialists who provide law firms across the UK with advice on commercial, residential and landlord and tenant law. Myfanwy, who
Riliance is pleased to announce that their Annual Conference will be held at The Law Society on 18th March 2015. This essential conference for compliance managers, COLPs, COFAs and Managing Partners includes: Opening address from
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55,000 new homes per year to be built until 2020 (HM Treasury) Bicester to see 13,000 new homes built as UK’s next garden city project (HM Treasury) Brand new luxury B2L apartments in Bicester available
We talk to Nigel Williams, the LexisNexis Product Manager for Visualfiles about Visualfiles 2014 — the latest release. Prior to acquisition by LexisNexis in 2006, Visualfiles was the dominant player in the conveyancing workflow market.
When your conveyancer doesn’t even realise that one sale has fallen through weeks ago & a new one is now agreed…Confidence is 0% #facepalm – Antony Burdett-Clark (@lightboxstudios) December 4, 2014
New Guide is first of its kind for property sector The Conveyancing Association has today launched a new Best Practice Guide to help improve communication between conveyancers and estate agents. The Guide is the first
Fleet Mortgages, the new buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (4th December 2014) announced it has appointed Connells Survey & Valuation as its valuation panel manager. Connells Survey & Valuation is one of the largest
Introduction of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a fair move but some homeowners in London and the South East will suffer, says Stephen Hemmings, director at Menzies LLP: "From tomorrow, Stamp Duty Land Tax
Nominations have opened for the Conveyancing Awards, which have been hosted annually for the past four years by Law Firm Services. And, in 2015, there are two new awards — the Conveyancers’ Conveyancer Award and