A recent survey has revealed that most home buyers rely on recommendations from their estate agents when looking for a conveyancer. The annual report was carried out by the Property Academy in association with the
New research has revealed that home lending soared by a quarter this January, the best it has been since 2007. Monthly house purchase approvals climbed to 65,142, while monthly home loans increased by 24 percent
A solicitor in Birmingham has had another year added to his four-year prison sentence on multi-million pound mortgage fraud charges, after trying to force a key witness to sign a false statement to vindicate him.
A Welsh council is attempting to combat a shortage in affordable housing by blocking the right-to-buy policy. Swansea City Council can suspend the policy under new powers passed to the National Assembly for Wales which
A conveyancer has been disqualified for a total of 16 years following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. Malcolm Graham ran SFM Legal Services Ltd and was originally disqualified from being a director for five
In her latest blog, Head of Property at Goldsmith Williams, Lynne McCaffrey, highlights the hidden charges that often come with buying a property. “I don’t know if it’s the weather but I’ve been daydreaming a
Rowlinsons Solicitors Limited have share what they believe are the benefits of being part of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme. The firm believes that “CQS accreditation has helped the firm secure business that we may have
Leading search providers show their support for dedicated conveyancing events The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has announced that CLS Ltd and PSG will be sponsoring the first SLC roadshow of 2014, taking place in
"In 2013, there has been a resurgence in the mortgage market with year-on-year growth for all types of borrower. First-time buyers were an especially important factor in driving the market forward in 2013 as improved economic
Doug Crawford, CEO of myhomemove, spoke exclusively to Today’s Conveyancer as the company expands and opens a new Manchester office. You joined myhomemove in April 2012. What makes conveyancing an interesting sector for you? Conveyancing,
Since 1862 the Land Registry has recorded the ownership of land and property in England and Wales and produces data on house prices and transactions that are used by the government to make policy decisions.
In this post Anis Waiz, solicitor and head of commercial litigation at Curtis Law Solicitors, continues his critical review of current case law. In this case the High Court considered an important issue namely where
Geraint Aubrey of Convey Law Conveyancing Lawyers, is set to climb the Eiger and face a wall of death climb in support of Cancer Research this year. In July/August 2014 Convey Law conveyancer Geraint Aubrey
A long-established conveyancing firm has gone into administration after reported debts of more than £800,000. After failing to find a buyer Gateshead-based Swinburne and Jackson LLP, which has been running for over 150 years, had
The Society of Licensed Conveyancer’s has announced the first of its 2014 roadshow will be on March 8 in Brentwood. 2014’s roadshows will be spread throughout the year and will cover topical updates on issues
The Leasehold Reform Bill has successfully passed its third reading in the House of Commons and will now be sent to the House of Lords for review. The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and
The Land Registry recently posted on its website that applicants who have registered a grant or acquisition of an easement since 1 April 2004 may have overpaid if it related to three or more titles.
January 2014 has been a record month for prime London property, with over a third of houses being snapped up within a fortnight of being put on the market, according to data from Marsh and
Land Registry data has confirmed that Conveyancing Association member firms are leading the residential conveyancing market. The transactions for value data (applications for full market value) in 2013 shows nine out of the top ten
The Local Land Charges Institute representing Local Land Charge Officers across England and Wales has written to the Minister for Business and Enterprise, to raise concerns about the Land Registry’s proposed takeover. The organisations letter
Property sales have seen their fastest annual growth in a decade, say Lloyds Bank. According to the research from Lloyds in the six months to September 2013, property sales rose to their highest level since
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has reported a 79% of firms have submitted their diversity data on time, after the exercise was launched last July. So far, 8,396 firms have submitted data, and the first time
Over 100,000 calls not answered, lengthy call waiting times and high call abandonment rates common place when calling the Solicitors Regulation Authority.Information obtained by Lawyer Checker using the Freedom of Information Act confirms what many
myhomemove, the UK’s leading supplier of mover conveyancing services, has become the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ (AMI) first legal services company to join the organisation as an Affiliate Member. myhomemove has also agreed to assist
Titlesolv, the leading provider of title insurance and indemnity solutions for the property market in the UK and Ireland, has today announced the appointment of Paul Denholm as Specialist Underwriter, Planning & Judicial Review. He
Paul Philip, the new Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will take up the reins at the Authority today (Monday 3 February). Mr Philip joins the SRA from the General Medical Council, taking
Whilst a consumer perceptions survey has shown that estate agents are not viewed as generous by the public, the profession donated £13million to good causes in 2013. They aim to improve on this in 2014
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today called for Michael Fallon to provide clarification of his long terms intentions for the Land Registry. The Minister of State for Business and Energy issued a
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has said its ‘dating service’, which formally launched its in November 2013, has already had success in matching up firms. The service is designed to bring together law firms
The CLC has announced that they are looking for new council members to help move the organisation forward. They are looking for candidates with strong backgrounds in one or more of the following: – finance
Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group has warned his members of a potential problem that could damage the brand of any solicitor. He says “Last Friday the SRA issued the following Scam alert: Warning: Humphries
Following the latest Land Registry consultation to considerably broaden its powers relating to property generally IPSA, The Association of Independent Personal Search Agents, have served Judicial Review proceedings criticising the short period of consultation being