surveying

OPDA calls on housing market to respond to proposed reforms

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has urged the industry to engage with the...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some...

Surveyors warn property tax plans risk ‘chaos’

Surveyors have urged the Chancellor to use Wednesday’s Budget to set out how any...

Broker Conveyancing expands survey offer through new partnerships

Broker Conveyancing, part of Movera, has entered into new collaborations with GOTO Group and...

Brookfield Surveyors joins BDLA as associate member

Brookfield Surveyors has become an associate member of the Bridging and Development Lenders Association...

Houzecheck launches “Bruce the Beaver” to drive brand recognition in surveying

Proptech firm Houzecheck is introducing a new mascot, Bruce the Beaver, in a bid...

Propertymark: New build prices slide in key regions

Average asking prices for newly built homes in the South West fell sharply over...

L&G sells surveying arm to Beach Equity

Legal & General has agreed to sell its long-standing surveying division to Beach Equity,...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape...

Land Registry outlines long-term plan to modernise property market

HM Land Registry has set out its ambitions to deliver faster and more efficient...

CSS appoints Steve Lees as associate technical director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has appointed Steve Lees as associate director of technical services. Lees...

DPT Monitoring Surveyors launches Rapid Reports

DPT Monitoring Surveyors has unveiled Rapid Reports, a streamlined alternative to standard due diligence...

IMLA back overhaul of home buying system amid call for clarity and professionalism

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed the government’s consultation on reforming the home...

DPT Monitoring Surveyors launches 24-hour Rapid Reports to speed up drawdowns

DPT Monitoring Surveyors has introduced a new service designed to accelerate the release of...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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