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The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

New guidance has just been agreed by conveyancers on house moves during the Coronavirus crisis. The procedures - made pubic only last...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

Legal Eye has been announced as the latest organisation to support the new customer service awards for the conveyancing sector launch...

There has been a fierce attack on failed conveyancing portal Veyo, in the form of an open letter from one of the...

Earlier this week removal man Matt Faizey had an article published by Estate Agent Today in which he commented about the...

There was a recent article in Estate Agent Today titled: Agents 'missing out on income by not charging for referrals'. A study...

Wind back the clock a few years and the working relationships I had with most estate agents was productive, beneficial and...

The internet has changed the way that most businesses operate. In many cases, the opportunities opened up by the emergence of...

Last month it was announced that the CHAPS payment system will be extended by one hour and forty minutes from summer...

A number of my member firms (Bold Legal Group) have reported that, compared to three years ago, the time to get...

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and Bold Legal Group have announced details of this year’s spring road shows. The events in Leeds,...