Decision Insight Information Group (Europe) (“DIIG(E)”), the UK and Ireland’s leading property searches group, has announced that its entire share capital has been acquired by Daily Mail Group Information (“dmgi”) from Decision Insight Information Group
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its latest report evaluating the impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA) on the legal services sector. The focus of the report is on the promoting competition
The Law Society is currently developing an online conveyancing portal in order to improve communication between solicitors, conveyancers, clients and stakeholders including the Land Registry and HMRC. The portal is expected to go live in
CLS reported on Friday that Land Registry has made a statement clarifying its position in relation to Chancel Repair Liability both before and after the recent changes made on 13 October 2013. They said that
With purchasing becoming more affordable due to the Help to Buy scheme, rents across the country have started to stabilise. According to the latest Move with Us rental index, average advertised rents even started to
Frodsham law firm Rowlinsons Solicitors took home a prestigious award at the Law Society Excellence Awards on Tuesday evening. Rowlinsons Solicitors won the Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management. The judges remarked that the
A ground breaking transaction has seen the residents of a retirement village purchase their village from administrators. The property team at Charles Russell LLP has successfully advised the retired residents of Crystal Fountain Village in
TV property expert George Clarke has challenged the government to look at the fact there are 240,000 long term empty homes in the UK. Speaking at the 18th Property Forum Dinner in Central London he
In September remortgaging was up 10.4% from August at £3.9bn, up 20.8% from September 2012. According to the latest figures from LMS, remortgaging now accounts for 24% of the market. Overall gross mortgage lending fell
Tickets are now on sale for the Conveyancer of the Year Awards part of the Estate Agency of the Year Awards. These awards ceremony will take place in the Nine Kings Suite at The Lancaster
London’s average rents have increased 7% annually to £1,456; leaving them considerably higher than the national average of £781. According to the latest figures from Sequence’s London and National Housing index tenant demand in London
Housebuilders Bellway PLC have announced that for the year ended 31 July 2013 they sold 5,652 homes, up 8.2% from 5,226 in 2012. The average selling price for these also increased with a 3.4% increase
London has seen a 50% annual increase in the number of buyer registrations leaving almost 12 buyers for every new instruction. According to Sequences National Housing Index an imbalance of supply and demand continues to
The government has revealed a package of proposals designed to target rogue landlords in a new drive to stop people being ripped off when they rent a flat or house. A new code of practice
Building societies fared well in the latest Which? report on the best and worst financial brands. The report looked at customer service with three building societies and two mutual making it into the top ten
According to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders gross mortgage lending held steady in September at £16.2 billion. Whilst this was only a minor change from £16.4 billion in August it was
Insurance Age has reported that more than 10% of law firms opt to take out professional indemnity (PI) insurance with an unrated insurer. They cite research from law firm advisors O’Connors who found that 13%
The SRA has issued an update advising that they have been contacted to say that Clear Claims Solutions is no longer handling claims on behalf of Balva. With immediate effect, any Balva claims enquiries and
Following the first six months of the ban on referral fees, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning note based on their experiences so far. Whilst focussed on personal injury the key points
Introduction From the outset it is important to note that the Claimants potential claim for breach of statutory duty pursuant to section 150 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (see below) and the
The Property Forum Dinner, to be held at the Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London today is officially a sell out. SearchFlow is proud to have facilitated the running of the Property Forum Dinner since
According to research from Move with Us the number of new homes sold using part exchange has increased by 11% over the last year. Move with Us puts the increase down to more second-time home
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that in the year to August 2013 house prices increased 3.8%, up from a 3.3% increase in the year to July 2013. As usual prices
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is seeking views on a cost-saving initiative whereby the amount of time documents are kept following an intervention is reduced. Currently the SRA has six million such documents relating to
London, October 16th 2013: Search Acumen – the new business launched by Mark Riddick and Andrew Lloyd – is delighted to announce that Andy Sommerville is joining the business — this brings together three of
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has welcomed the introduction of a new property sales process which will reduce leasehold transaction times by five to 10 days. We announced the new process, based on a
Have you ever wished that the conveyancing sector would let lenders know more accurately whether they are good, bad or indifferent in the way that they deal with conveyancers and the impact they have on
Last Wednesday the SRA issued a a correction to a statement that it released regarding Rajob Ali. It stated; "The Solicitors Regulation Authority website indicated that the practising certificate of Rajob Ali had been suspended
David Gilroy of Concious Solutions reviews the Law Society Property Section Conference. by David Gilroy on 13-October-2013 @ 11:00 Friday was the National Property Law Conference of the Property Section of The Law Society. It’s
The SRA has revealed that 185 firms have applied to them for the extended indemnity period (EIP) of insurance, having failed to secure cover by 1 October. Previously firms would have been to apply to
According to the latest West One Bridging Index total gross bridging lending reached £1.79 billion in the year to August 2013. July and August marked a record high for bridging loans with £194 million in
Today marks the start of a new regime for chancel repair, with properties sold now being free of any liability for repairs to medieval and earlier church chancels unless the right has been registered by