Law Firm Services has already received offers of a number of auction lots for the charity auction they will once again host at the Conveyancing Awards in September. GroundSure is the latest to get involved,

The risk of a full blown subsidence event this year has been upgraded to ‘moderate’ according to a new report from leading UK arboriculturist OCA UK Ltd 1 in 5 homes in the UK* (approximately

All Land Registry customers who lodge paper applications with them will now be able to lodge certain applications electronically using e-DRS, regardless of whether they are a conveyancer. The Land Registry announced the change as

After seeing a 400% increase in new instructions over the last year law firm Pannone is rapidly expanding its conveyancing team. Their conveyancing department has recently recruited four additional solicitors, four conveyancing assistants and is

Leeds-based QCAS, a division of Shulmans LLP, has responded to its busiest period for three years by recruiting two new solicitors. The firm has also recruited three new assistants, and further appointments are on the

Entries are open for the Conveyancer of the Year Awards 2013 in association with The Sunday Times and The Times. The Conveyancer of the Year Awards 2013 form part of the Estate Agency of the

A recent blog from property website Zoopla looks at how you can speed up house sales. They say that in an ideal world a freehold sale could complete within six weeks, but said the current

The average asking price across England and Wales is now £241,710, the highest level since July 2008. The July 2013 Home.co.uk Asking Price Index also found that annual house price inflation hit 4.0%, the highest

The blows just keep coming for the government’s environmental objectives as research finds roofs fitted with solar panels could cause sales to falter. Solar panels can either be owned outright by the householder or fitted

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has advised that Doubleday Property Lawyers of 20 High Street, Halstead, Essex, closed on 11 July. All current and past files have been passed to Ross Coates Solicitors along

52% of consumers think average property prices in the UK will rise over the next 12 months. Just 12% think they will fall according to the latest Housing Market Confidence Tracker from Halifax. Halifax use

The second charge mortgage market saw a 43% increase by value and 23% by volume in May. According to the latest figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) there was a 5% increase

The number of house sales falling through has reduced from 29.74% in the first quarter of 2013 to 19.77% in the second quarter. According to the house sale fall through index from home buying company

Mortgages granted to first-time buyers reached 25,100, their highest monthly figure since late 2007 in May. This was up 42% from the same time last year and 29% from April. First-time buyers now account for

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has defended the Help to Buy scheme designed to boost home ownership. Critics of the scheme have warned that it could create a house-price bubble. When addressing the

LMS, one of the UK’s leading conveyancing panel management specialists, is pleased to announce its partnership with Marsden Building Society, further strengthening its connection with the building society sector. The Marsden operation today continues to

The Law Society Gazette have published an article indicating that lawyers are shocked about the publication of an inter-governmental report which suggests complicity in money laundering and terrorist financing is “rife in the legal sector”.

The number of part exchange sales has increased 11% year on year. According to the latest data from Move with Us, a change in the types of property being built and schemes such as NewBuy

Over the last two years 89% of the top independent solicitor and Licensed Conveyancer firms, identified by the Land Registry, have chosen to use searches from personal search providers rather than those supplied by Local

New buyer enquiries in June increased to +38, the highest level since August 2009, whilst sales to stock ratio edged down. According to the June RICS Residential Market Survey rising demand is at least partly

The SRA has launched its “Risk Outlook”, a document detailing their assessment of the market and the key risks they see in providing legal services. The Outlook is a key foundation of their approach to

The HMRC has unveiled the details of the new Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED), an initiative designed to clamp down on Stamp Duty avoidance. The tax is aimed at companies, collective investment schemes and

Former Labour housing minister John Healey has launched a ten minute rule bill which seeks to establish a national mandatory licensing scheme for letting and managing agents. The Letting Agents (Competition, Choice and Standards) Bill

Estate Agent Today has reported that some leading industry figures are calling for the Scottish equivalent of Home Information Packs to be reformed. The measure was introduced five years ago with the Home Reports going

In the first half of 2013 fraud cases have totalled £0.5bn, up 38% from the same period in 2012. According to latest KPMG ‘Fraud barometer’ the average fraud case value has increased dramatically from £2.8m

Consumers are likely to make quick, intuitive decisions when they are deciding on legal support, according to a recently published set of reports. The Legal Services Board has published three reports investigating consumers’ behaviour when

Leading firm Shoosmiths has talked about their work with charity Forces in the Community, who support all serving military personnel, cadets, veterans and their families in their local communities. They hope that their legal expertise

The 2013-14 Presidential team at RICS have taken up their positions, with new President Michael Newey delivering his inaugural address last week. He succeeds Alan Collett as president with Louise Brooke-Smith becoming the first female

Research has shown that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are having no bearing on the sale of properties. After the lack of uptake for the Government’s Green Deal programme, the lack of impact of another of

CEO of myhomemove Doug Crawford has won this year’s Business Leader Award in the Conveyancer category of the British Mortgage Awards 2013. Doug took home the peer nominated award after only just over a year

Nick Conner, associate at Tozers LLP, has been named partner. Mr Conner primarily acts for private individuals in residential sale and purchase transactions, as well as undertaking commercial property work for tenants, landlords and developers.

Entries are now open for estate agents to vote for their favourite Conveyancing firm. Richard Mathias of LFS has said a record number of agents have voted so far. He said: “Last year we received