A press release from myhomemove, the leading provider of conveyancing services in the UK, reported that nearly a quarter of its clients are buying their homes in cash as the number of people buying without
QualitySolicitors Forshaws Davies Ridgway has announced a promise to support and uphold the CA Pledges which are designed to make the process of buying a house smoother and more efficient for clients and partners. The
Harry Hill, founder of the online conveyancing service In-Deed, has commented that an overwhelming majority of conveyancers are probably running at a loss. The comment was in response to an article written by Victor
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that the number of solicitors reported for being dishonest has almost doubled over the past two years. An article published in The Law Society Gazette yesterday reported that
Residential property company Move with Us, have upgraded their online client portal to allow their clients to manage property portfolios in real time. The company hopes this will dramatically reduce the time required to manage
In this Guest Blog, Victor Olowe, Managing Director of Winzest Consulting discusses the impact of In-Deed on the conveyancing market. In recent weeks, a number of commentators have given their respective perspectives on the ‘perceived’
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rejected calls to ban solicitors from offering cash or gift inducements to potential clients. The regulator has said there was no evidence to suggest clients are harmed by law firms
A new industry-backed levy will enable insurance companies to cover those at the greatest risk of flooding. All UK household insurers will have to pay into this pool, creating a fund that can be used
On the back of several months of issues, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is reviewing the risk to clients when a firm’s professional indemnity insurer gets into financial difficulties. Currently, to provide PII an insurer
The Land Registry has now made historical price paid records available to download for free as part of its open data programme. Developers and businesses will be able to use and reuse one of the
Legal Eye has announced a new Associate, Loschinee Naidoo has joined their team. Ms Naidoo is an experienced Lawyer and Solicitor with more than 10 years legal and compliance experience. She personally founded and managed
The Land Registry consultation, on a proposal to widen access to their Electronic Document Registration Service (e-DRS), will close on 5 July 2013. The proposed changes would remove the requirement for access to the e-DRS
A 0.3% increase in UK house prices in June has taken the average house price to £168,941. According to the latest Nationwide House Price Index prices are up 1.9% from June 2012. David Pollock, Managing
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has issued a Guidance Note for members, along with a detailed Q&A on the Green Deal and its practical implications. Since the Government’s Green Deal launch earlier this year
The Law Society has announced that consultation will be open until the 1 August 2013 on proposed amendments to Con29 and Con29O enquiry forms. A mixture of new issues to deal with, such as the
A RICS Housing Commission report “More Good Homes and a Better United Kingdom” has been published which sets out a number of key recommendations for the housing market. The proposals include scrapping stamp duty for
Last week the Court of Appeal judgement was handed down in the case of Clarke Investments Ltd v Pacific Technologies. The two parties had entered into a contract for the sale of a shop, with
Voting has now opened for an additional category at the LFS Conveyancing Awards. The awards will take place on Thursday 26th September at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The category is Estate Agents Conveyancing Firm
A report has been published today which looks at whether reform to the current system of education and training is required. The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) research report was commissioned in June 2011
The SRA have responded to the report released today that looked at whether reform to the current system of legal education and training is required. They have said the report will be invaluable in driving
Remortgaging in May hit £3.9bn, up 17.1% from April and at its highest level since October 2012. According to the latest LMS figures, the remortgaging rate is up 37.2% from January. LMS figures reveal that
Since the recession I have noticed Land Registry application figures showing some firms gaining market share more quickly than others. Beaumont Legal in Wakefield is one such firm. Recently Nick Masheder, Head of Conveyancing, Beaumont
Kent based firm Fosters Law have announced a number of promotions and new appointments. Louise May from their Sheerness office has been promoted to full-time Conveyancing Executive. Andrea Anniss from the Ramsgate office has been
Shropshire-based PCB Solicitors has honoured 25 years’ service of one of its employees, Alison Haughton. Alison is a Licensed Conveyancer based in the firms Shrewsbury office. She said: “If you’d told me when I started
The latest figures from CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, have shown there were nearly 60,000 identity crime victims during the first five months of 2013. 46,000 were victims of impersonation whilst 13,500 were victims
After their initial announcement on 6 September 2012, the government have now officially opened Housing Guarantees for business. The licence to provide the Affordable Housing Guarantees Scheme has been granted to Affordable Housing Finance plc
In a couple of articles in the past week industry leaders have raised the issue of restricted housing supply in the market. To track the rate of flow of stock, Home.co.uk has created the Home
Manchester City Council has set out ambitious plans to accelerate house building to cope with the need for an estimated 55,000 new homes in the city by 2027. The “Residential Growth Prospectus” sets out the
The Communities Minister Don Foster has announced that 6,000 empty and derelict homes will benefit from a £91 million fund to bring them back in to use. The money will be used to address issues
Altrincham in Cheshire has been identified as the top location for identity fraud outside London. The global information services company Experian has revealed that the Cheshire town recorded 13 fraud attempts for every 10,000 adults,
Despite a yearly decrease of £1,982 from the year to April 2013 prices are up £2,430 from than December 2012. The latest figures from LSL Property Services also show the average house price is now
The Telegraph has reported that a record fine of £1m has been handed to Birmingham-based mortgage broker Gurpreet Singh Chadda. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Mr Chadda had told customers the price offered was