A third of households planning to move: Romal Capital (MS)
Almost a third of households are planning to move home following the pandemic, according to a survey by Romal Capital.
SRA’s £500k cap on comp fund payments runs into trouble (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been dealt a blow in its bid to reduce the burden on the compensation fund, with the oversight regulator minded to reject a proposed cap […]
Stock shortage is worst I’ve seen in 30 years, says agent (EAT)
An agent in part of the UK with the strongest seller’s market claims the stock shortage is the worst he’s seen in 30 years – while demand seems endless.
Will your buyers meet the new stamp duty deadline? (PIE)
According to Rightmove, it currently takes an average of 126 days from acceptance to completion, which means that property purchasers will need to have had an offer accepted by mid-February […]
One in three sales fall through as market returns to near normal (EAT)
One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021.
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.