by Rob | Oct 18, 2019 | News
Technology is driving change in consumer behaviour when buying property with internet quality superseding structural considerations like the quality of insulation and the condition of floors and walls.
by Rob | Oct 17, 2019 | News
Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home to sell in several parts of the UK.
by Rob | Oct 17, 2019 | News
A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start 18 months ago.
by Rob | Oct 16, 2019 | News
An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing up larger properties and allowing more flexibility in the wider sales market.
by Rob | Oct 16, 2019 | News
The Council of Property Search Organisations feel frustrated by the speed and reduced uptake in the adoption of HM Land Registry’s digital Local Land Charges centralization project.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2019 | News
Simon Hayes has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HM Land Registry.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2019 | News
Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official has revealed.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2019 | News
November 6 has been declared Budget Day – at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the next week.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2019 | News
Government plans to end so-called ‘no fault’ evictions and at the same time expand what amounts to a good reason to evict may not improve tenants’ security and risk being unworkable in practice.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2019 | News
The HM Land Registry Local Land Charges fifth annual conference took place in Birmingham recently, leaving delegates buoyed about the potential future direction of the sector.
by Rob | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Much of the anecdotal commentary from the survey respondents working in the market blames heightened economic and political uncertainty.
by Rob | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the systems they use to commit property fraud, using new technology and the ability to access personal data.
by Rob | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Introducing a legally binding agreement after acceptance of an offer will end the risk of a transaction collapsing and put an end to gazumping and gazundering.
by Rob | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Reservation agreements to lock in home buyers and sellers to a transaction could be trialled by March, a lead government official has revealed.
by Rob | Oct 11, 2019 | News
Homeowners are angry and worried after finding out their new freehold properties they purchased is riddled with restrictive covenants and rent charges.
by Rob | Oct 10, 2019 | News
The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could ‘ruin’ the estate agency industry.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2019 | News
The modern method of auction is sometimes called a conditional auction, giving bidders time to assemble their finances before going ahead with their purchase.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2019 | News
Homebuyers/sellers in the UK may have to shop around more to get the best deal on conveyancing due to record high moving costs across the country.
by Rob | Oct 8, 2019 | News
Private sales treaties will simply be unable to deliver sales between now and the end of this year, anxious vendors are being told.
by Rob | Oct 8, 2019 | News
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