Slow searches ‘not to blame’ for transactions taking longer to go through (PIE)
A trade body has hit back at suggestions that slow local authority searches are slowing down transactions.
Why estate agents feel so short-changed by property portals – by The Times (PIE)
No less a paper than The Times has waded into the long-standing controversy over portals’ “substantial” charges to agents.
RICS Overhaul Home Surveys To Improve Home Moving Process (TC)
This week the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors launched a new Home Survey Standard to protect buyers and sellers, while providing better clarity and transparency to consumers.
Fraudster Jailed After Stealing £75k Home (TC)
A con woman has been jailed for 20 months after changing her name by deed poll, and selling a £75,000 house, without the real owner knowing.
‘Inflection point’ looms for top conveyancers (LSG)
Larger players increasingly dominating conveyancing work may need to make ‘wholesale’ business changes to continue growing.