Stamp duty move “means too many homes on sale” (EAT)
The housing market in Scotland is likely to be “unusually over-subscribed” for the next three months as vendors scrabble to sell high-value homes before the arrival of the new Land […]
Estate agent comparison website launched (EAT)
An “upfront estate agent comparison” website has been launched which aims to tell prospective or existing vendors the fees and services on offer from at least six local agencies and […]
Land Registry Looks Back at 2014 (IC)
“In 2014 our intakes were the highest they have been for over seven years. We have processed over 32 million applications which underpinned property sales worth hundreds of billions of […]
Help to Buy sales hit 73,000 (EAT)
More than 73,000 homes have now been purchased via the government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme.
Call For Review of UK Housing Policy (IC)
The UK government needs to review its current housing policy and commit to a managed withdrawal of current property market support as a priority, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders […]
Workload and disciplinary problems top table for stressed lawyers (EAT)
Workload and disciplinary problems have topped the table of reasons why lawyers contacted mental health charity LawCare last year.
Veyo appoints new Commercial Director
Stefanie (Marina) van den Haak has been appointed as the Commercial Director of Law Society Conveyancing portal Veyo. Stefanie was the Sales and Partnership Director at Quality Solictors from May […]
Is Wales next to have its own property tax? (EAT)
The Wales Act has been given Royal Assent – passing to the National Assembly for Wales some tax-raising powers including that of stamp duty.
Agent blames price dip on stamp duty reform (EAT)
Savills – one of the few estate agencies to give a cool response to George Osborne’s stamp duty reforms last month – now says it has caused a dip in […]
LegalZoom enters market with ABS licence (LSG)
The first US company has been approved to offer legal services in the UK as an alternative business structure.
CML Responds to FCA on Implementing the Mortgage Directive (IC)
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has submitted its response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on implementing the European Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) in the UK, identifying four main areas […]
The strong future growth of conveyancing (TC)
See where the conveyancing industry is likely to be heading, on this concise infographic.