January Land Registry transaction data
The Transaction Data indicates that in January, 1,563,350 applications were completed by Land Registry.
Chancel Repair Liability – Church to sell off up to 105,000 acres of land…
The Church of England has an untapped resource of 105,000 acres of unused land
Could new mortgage help FTBs?
Designed to help first-time buyers, Barclays Mortgages have recently launched the Barclays Homebuyer Cashback Mortgage.
Change in house sales according to HPI data
There has been a 0.2% seasonally adjusted rise in home sales between November and December 2016 according to recent data from UK Property Transactions.
Search Acumen transforms commercial property due diligence with launch of new, fully integrated data platform
Search provider launches first commercial data service specifically developed for real estate lawyers to transform due diligence process Data updates in real-time and fully integrates with official data sources, as well as giving lawyers access to satellite imagery and Google Street View Highways data layer provides immediate confirmation of road adoption status and maintaining Authority […]
Fraud cases: how indemnity payments are recovered
One of Land Registry’s core functions is providing the state guarantee.
Land Registry consultation: movement towards digital conveyancing
If a set of proposals by the Land Registry are approved, paper property deeds may finally be replaced by electronic documents.
Search Acumen comments on the government’s Housing White Paper
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The battle for a more efficient housing market has sprung into action with the publication of the Housing White Paper marking a vital acknowledgement of the current broken system. Planning for the right homes in the right places, building homes faster and diversifying the market are all […]
Consumer feedback furthers digital mortgage development
Land Registry have highlighted the importance of user feedback when a new service is being introduced.
Cancelled applications to be returned online
Land Registry have stated that cancelled application results will be returned to a customer’s online portal account, regardless of whether the application was sent though the post.
December Land Registry transaction data
The Transaction Data indicates that in December, 1,271,900 applications were completed by Land Registry.
Warning for Land Registry empty homes scam
In addition to conveyancing cyber theft, scams, where criminal groups target empty properties to apply for a loan or mortgage, are once more being brought to the attention of homeowners.
Using certified copies for first registration
The option to lodge first registrations with certified copy deeds rather than originals was introduced by Land Registry in November 2016.
Withdraw searches online
For business customers, the Land Registry’s online transaction channel – the portal – can now be used to withdraw official lodged searches.
Conveyancing Chaos for 2017!
Update on Councils charging VAT on the CON29
Most Land Registry complaints caused by delays
Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, Today’s Conveyancer can report that 251 complaints were received by Land Registry in October. The period of July to September 2016 saw 657 complaints being recorded by the body. Where there is an “any expression of dissatisfaction where a response or an action is needed to help resolve […]
November Land Registry transaction data
The Transaction Data indicates that in November, 1,644,000 customer applications were completed by Land Registry.
Digital mortgage service just clicks away
Land Registry have stated that their Digital Mortgage service is nearing completion, as final improvements are made and integrations completed.
How do you solve a problem like…conveyancing?
No doubt that old favourite The Sound of Music will be on our TV screens again over the Christmas period and the nuns will once more try to solve the problem called Maria, but in the real world it seems that once again everyone is returning to that old hobby-horse ‘How can we change/modernise conveyancing?’ […]
ENDs enquiries final chapter
On Monday 9th January, the option to enquire about an Electronic Notification of Discharge (END) using the Land Registry Business e-services portal will be removed. The tool for lenders to transmit these notifications was removed in January 2010. Existing notifications however – where an application to discharge the charge had not been received – continued […]
