LFS win for Keoghs less than 12 months after launching conveyancing department
Keoghs Conveyancing is proud to announce that its achievements have been recognised at one of the UK’s largest conveyancing awards just 10 months after its inception.
Redbrick Solutions’ clients buck trend to achieve impressive growth
Conveyancing volumes sank by 14% to 210,964 in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Search Acumen conveyancing market tracker, which also says ‘Despite the shrinking number of firms, the average monthly caseload per firm dropped by 13%, from 59 in the first quarter to 51 in the second – the lowest […]
“Although the country is divided when it comes to house price growth, a nationwide problem persists…”
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on the latest RICS Residential Market Survey:
Conveyancers register fewest transactions since 2013 as market lulls
UK conveyancing market activity dips in Q2 2017, as average monthly case load per firm drops by 13% compared to Q1 2017 Search Acumen’s analysis of Land Registry data reveals the number of conveyancing firms operating in the market dropped again to the lowest number on record The stagnant market sets firms back three years […]
“The bottom line is that there are not enough affordable homes for sale.”
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on the latest RICS Residential Market Survey for July 2017:
What productivity puzzle? Conveyancers’ output soars 69% since 2012
Industry average of completed transactions per conveyancer rises by 69% in four years, up from 71 transactions in 2012 to 120 in 2016 Conveyancers’ efficiency has soared spending a day and half less per case since 2012 Average conveyancer completed an additional case per week, up from 1.4 cases in 2012 up to 2.3 cases […]
“We’re still looking at a property market that has more strength and stability than many might have predicted”
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on HMRC Property Transactions June 2017:
Property market has “remained resilient so far during 2017”
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on HMRC Property Transactions May 2017:
Charity focus – London2Paris24hour cycle – Peter Sowerby Trilogy
Ahead of Saturday’s Grand Départ to Paris, Peter Sowerby (Client Relationship Manager at Search Acumen) is delighted to be able to share comment from Angela Culhane, CEO of Prostate Cancer UK.
House price growth “will be met with mixed reactions during an already turbulent time”
Search Acumen’s Andy Somerville comments on the April 2017 ONS UK House Price Index:
Conveyancing market flatlines as uncertainty clouds future outlook
UK conveyancing market remained flat in Q1 2017 in-line with the rest of the property sector as SDLT reform and Brexit uncertainty shaped the past twelve months January and March kept conveyancing market afloat as February witnessed lowest volumes since April 2014 Challenger firms ranked 6th to 10th fared best in Q1 2017 – seeing […]
Industry remains flat “in the face of ongoing uncertainty”
Search Acumen’s Andy Somerville comments on the March 2017 ONS UK House Price Index:
“Climate of caution looks set to continue”
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on the latest RICS Residential Market Survey for April 2017:
Industry great kick starts fundraising challenges for 2017
Peter Sowerby, Client Relationship Manager at Search Acumen, is running the London Marathon on Sunday (23rd April 2017) to raise funds
“A recovery in the residential property market is underway”
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on the latest HMRC transaction data
The industry must pull together to overturn our housing shortage and answer the cries of those struggling
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on today’s DCLG Help to Buy (Equity Loan scheme) statistics: 1 April 2013 to 31 December 2016
ONS housing affordability statistics for England and Wales: 1997 to 2016
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s statistics reveal that the typical price paid for residential property in England and Wales increased by 259% between 1997 and 2016 – an obviously significant jump over nearly two decades. On average, working people could expect to pay around seven and a half times their annual salary […]
2016 sees first rise in number of active conveyancing firms in five years
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – 2016 end-of-year edition
First rise in conveyancing firms since 2011
Recent research has indicated that the total number of conveyancing firms grew in 2016, breaking the five-year trend.
HPI data reveals change in transaction numbers
There has been a 0.8% rise in home sales between October and November 2016 according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).