Hackney Council is the very first local authority to confirm that searches will now miss the stamp duty holiday deadline. The reason behind the announcement was due to an advanced criminal cyber attack which has

Key property industry bodies have come together and sent another strong open letter to Chancellor requesting an extension to the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday due to the profession being under immense pressure

With less than 20 weeks to go until the end of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, and with the run up to Christmas holiday season slowing transactions down, conveyancers are faced with disruptions

NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, has launched the 2021 edition of its technical Standards. The new Standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty,

Conveyancing organisations have disagreed with claims made by Tory MP Bob Neill in parliament that the lockdown will play havoc with house buying and selling transactions during this period. In his claim, he used conveyancers

During the second lockdown, the Government has confirmed that law firms can open up their doors to the public. The Law Society recently met with officials from the government to lock in an agreement and

This morning the Bank of England monetary policy committee has held the base rate at a record low of 0.1%. Industry experts comment on the Bank of England base rate decision and quantitative easing. David

UK businesses have lost more than £6.2 million to cyber scams in the past 12 months with nearly a third increase in cases during the peak of the pandemic, new research shows. From May to

Following a surge in property transactions in the region, Cheshire law firm SAS Daniels LLP announces a raft of new appointments to its conveyancing team. At the Macclesfield office, Danni Bedford has been appointed conveyancer

My Home Move Conveyancing saw organic traffic increase by 300% from 1st July 2020 to 1st October 2020. Furthermore, the firm increased team size by 25% this year, to facilitate the increase in sales since

Law firms and individual practitioners across all sectors of the legal profession have been bombarded with scams while attempting to recover from the pandemic. The legal industry has been under attack over the last few

Edward Donne, Divisional Director within Howden’s Professional Indemnity division, affiliate members of the Conveyancing Association, who specialises in Licensed Conveyancer firms shares his experience of the current PII season along with his observations on how

Today’s Conveyancer approached one of the largest specialist legal conveyancing companies in the UK to ask about their experiences of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday and their view on the approach the government

As the residential property sector continues to be pushed to the limit, leaving conveyancers and consumers stressed and fatigued, will there be lessons learnt from the last Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday (SDLT) over a

Chambers and Partners’ annual rankings show legal profession hits gender parity for up-and-coming lawyers for first time in rankings history. Chambers’ 2021 solicitor rankings show that newly ranked up-and-coming lawyers – those attaining partner level

Industry leaders comment on the Home Buying and Selling Group’s (HBSG) pledge for all those involved in house buying and selling process. Since lockdown, the HBSG has been working with the home moving industry to

Gaddes Noble have strengthened their growing team with the appointment of Paulette St Hilaire as Director and Head of Residential Conveyancing. With over 20 years of experience in residential conveyancing, Paulette joins Gaddes Noble from

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has stipulated that changes are required to the legal regulatory system due to increasing development of Lawtech solutions and remote access to legal services. Their response says that

A quarter of home-owners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic according to a poll. A third said their income was less secure now than before the pandemic according to the poll commissioned

• New national record for average price of property coming to market, with a 1.1% (+£3,534) monthly rise • Prices now 5.5% (+£16,818) higher than a year ago, the biggest rate of increase for over