Conveyancer customer service levels increase since first lockdown (TC)
Despite the bad press conveyancers are being subject to over recent months their client service levels have in fact increased.
Agents should give conveyancers more information up-front – call (EAT)
A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on transactions, especially in time-critical periods.
Dysfunctional housing market causing panic buying (PW)
The ‘dysfunctional’ housing market is encouraging people to pay over the odds for homes, warned Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
Lenders report drop in quality of applications (MS)
Mortgage lenders say that a deterioration in the quality of applications is causing bottlenecks and making it harder for them to maintain good service levels.
Statements of truth (PG73)
Information about the use of statements of truth in support of applications to HM Land Registry (practice guide 73).
Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50)
Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50).
Time for vendor disclosure to replace caveat emptor? (LF)
The longstanding principle of caveat emptor could be displaced by vendor disclosure because of the rapid adoption of technology due to lockdown, experts have suggested.