Conveyancing

Avoid the conveyancing dabblers

There’s many terms for those conveyancing firms who do a very small amount of...

Fall in number of people buying houses on their own

The number of homes bought by ‘single’ purchasers has fallen by an average of...

Modernising Conveyancing conference agenda announced

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published the agenda for its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ conference, which...

Getting to Christmas in the best shape

For those that have just come back from their summer holidays, here’s an interesting...

Conveyancers achieve Cyber Safe accreditation

Blacks Solicitors and Shakespeare Martineau have become the first Conveyancing Association (CA) members to...

Legal & General Conveyancing Services launches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched Legal & General Conveyancing Services, which offers...

Broker Conveyancer sees no post-referendum slowdown

Broker Conveyancing has reported a summer upturn in instruction levels during August and over the...

Conveyancing Association gets backing for leasehold campaign

Co-op Legal Services has backed the Conveyancing Association's (CA) campaign to reform the leasehold...

CA vows to continue leasehold reform campaign

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has stated that it will continue with its campaign to...

SortRefer appoints relationship manager

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has hired Jessica Szczelkun as relationship manager. A fully qualified solicitor, Szczelkun will...

Property Butler offers conveyancing app

Property Butler, the conveyancing and concierge service for estate agents, has launched a mobile...

Call for shake-up of leasehold transaction process

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued a series of recommendations to end what it believes...

Marketing to the younger generation

In order to appear ‘down with the kids’ I will begin this article with...

Stonebridge Group unveils DA proposition

Stonebridge Group has launched Stonebridge Genus, its new proposition for directly authorised (DA) advisers. ...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Rents ease in parts of UK but affordability pressures persist

The North East remains the most affordable region in the UK for tenants with...

Peers warn new towns risk failure without clear vision

The Government’s flagship plan to create a new generation of towns across England risks...

Howden upgrades Cardiff office to support growth plans

Howden has announced its move to a larger office in Cardiff as it plans...

LMS expands National Property Transaction Network

LMS has announced a major expansion of its National Property Transaction Network (NPTN) as...