Vast Majority of Property Transactions Since May 2020 Backed by Mortgages
Mortgages have fuelled 70% of property transactions across Great Britain since the market reopened back in May of last year, after initial lockdown restrictions were imposed, according to research by […]
Warning: Telephone calls misusing the name of Co-Operative Legal Services Ltd
Telephone calls relating to ‘an accident’ have been made, misusing the name of Co-Operative Legal Services Ltd.
Law firm and top entrepreneur ramp up Thirdfort backing (LF)
Digital onboarding platform Thirdfort has secured £1.5m in its latest fundraising, with further backing from Zoopla entrepreneur Alex Chesterman and London law firm Mishcon de Reya.
Improving the home buying and selling process – Rob Hailstone responds to your comments (PIE)
Don’t wait for part three of this debate to be published, talk to your conveyancer contacts today. Even if for now, you are only making a difference to your section […]
House prices hit record high in March surge: Halifax (MS)
The average house price in the UK grew 1.1 per cent from February to March, the latest Halifax house price index shows.
Warning: Refund Ltd website falsely claiming to offer legal services
The company Refund Ltd was operating a website that falsely claimed to offer legal services.
Solicitors report vendor fraud as ‘key money laundering’ activity during 2020 (TN)
Report to Solicitors Regulation Authority board says suspicious activity worth £200m was reported to NCA last year, much of its involving conveyancing.
Over half of buyers never visit an agent’s office, claims new survey (EAT)
A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their transaction.
Sellers must be “on it” and collate info upfront to help a smooth sale (EAT)
A leading conveyancing industrry chief says the one factor that would help improve the slow house buying process today would be the provision of upfront information.
Government releases details of new tenancy mediation service for rent arrears (PIE)
New guidance relating to the government’s new housing possession mediation service has now been released.
Improving the home buying and selling process should begin with estate agents (PIE)
Why don’t estate agents suggest that their sellers instruct a conveyancer when they take a property on?
Industry must face up to the gender gap, says leading estate agent (TN)
The good intentions around International Women’s Day will mean nothing if agency leaders limit their definition of success to ‘willy waving’ sales metrics.