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Sales to First Time Buyers at Highest Level on Record (IC)

A third of sales in October were made to first time buyers.

Rob Hailstone November 29, 2016

ABS “engenders more entrepreneurialism” among conveyancers (LF)

Alternative business structures are far more likely to invest in their businesses than non-ABSs, research in the licensed conveyancer community has suggested.

Rob Hailstone November 29, 2016

Leasehold group wants conveyancers’ home moving reforms to go further (EAT)

Leaseholds Solution – the company behind the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners – says it wants recent proposals to modernise the home moving process to go further.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2016

Japanese Knotweed : Knot Disclosing to Lenders (IC)

Three lenders followed HSBC’s lead in using the CML Handbook Part 2 to set out their conveyancing instructions relating to Japanese Knotweed.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2016

Proposed rules for Lifetime ISA published by FCA (TC)

The proposed approach to regulating the promotion and distribution of the Lifetime ISA (LISA) has been announced by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2016

SRA seeks help to encourage legal comparison websites (LF)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has asked the Competition and Markets Authority for advice on how it could stimulate more use of comparison websites in the legal market.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2016

Stockport identity fraud victim’s £500k home put on market

An identity fraud victim has described the horror of discovering his £500,000 home up for sale on a property website.

Rob Hailstone November 27, 2016

Autumn Statement: the reaction (TC)

Following the Autumn Statement, industry experts have had their say on the proposed changes regarding the property industry.

Rob Hailstone November 25, 2016

QualitySolicitors predicts resurgence – but it will be ‘boring’ (LSG)

QualitySolicitors has called time on the ambitious franchise scheme conceived to establish the network as the first ‘household name’ legal brand.

Rob Hailstone November 25, 2016

Conveyancer claims older buyers priced out of traditional areas (EAT)

A conveyancing firm says the buyers at former retirement hotspots such as seaside towns are getting younger because mainstream purchasers are obliged to look further afield to find affordable property.

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2016

Sold in just seven hours from instruction to exchange (PIE)

A £1m property has been sold for the full asking price in just seven hours – the time it took from instruction to exchange.

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2016

Conveyancing Risk to Equity Release Expansion (IC)

Key Retirement, the leading over-55s finance specialist, is calling for more conveyancing firms to provide specialist equity release services to lenders in order to assist the growth of the market.

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2016