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The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...

Homeowners, particularly those in larger homes are staying put for longer, research shows. Analysis of Land Registry data between 2019 and 2022...

House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...

House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...

Homes with the number 13 typically have the lowest property valuations, Rightmove data suggests. Analysis by the portal, using property valuations from...

Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...

The ValPal Network (TVPN) has launched a new automated direct mail service to ensure agents don’t miss out on ‘bonus leads.' It...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...

OnTheMarket Software has announced an integration with digital ID and source of funds provider Thirdfort. The digital ID, anti-money laundering and source...

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

Spectre has hailed the success of its recently launched fee recovery tool after helping an agent reclaim £7,000 in owed fees. Launched...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...

The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...

Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...

Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

Increasing numbers of homeowners are signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions. New figures obtained from...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

Semi-detached houses are currently the fastest-selling type of property in the UK, research suggests. Analysis of 101,126 house sale transactions by home...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...

A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...

Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...

The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

Around one in five people who request an online valuation go on to sell, according to data from The ValPal Network...

Sales progression platform mio is set to launch its digital Sellers Information Pack (SIP), designed to make it easy for agents...

Land Registry analysis tool provider Veya has announced a partnership with home buying and selling platform adoor to help speed-up sales. Clients...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...

Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...

Conveyancing company AVRillo has pledged to further reduce transaction times after scooping a top innovation award. The conveyancer brand picked up the...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...

Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...

Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...

Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...

A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...

We are now well into 2023 and, while there have been a huge number of steps taken towards a digital future...

The pandemic has left a “structural and lasting impact” on London’s property market, Chestertons claims. Analysis of Land Registry data by the...

Cash buyers are securing properties 6% below the average UK house price. Research by national agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the regions where...

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

Homes in Birmingham and East London are among the slowest in the UK to sell from listing to completion, analysis suggests. Property...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...

The end of last year’s Stamp Duty holiday has given a temporary boost to house price data for October 2022. The latest...

Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

The Land Registry has taken what it describes as a major step to fulfilling its automation ambitions. Applications submitted to HM Land...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

Increased conveyancing fees would speed-up transaction times, it has been claimed. Iain McKenzie, chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals suggests...

Agents are acknowledging that ‘change is coming’ to the housing market after the latest Land Registry House Price Index showed prices...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

The level of property sales fell by a quarter in the first half of this year in what is being described...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...

Conveyancing software provider Dye & Durham has upgraded its Index Property Information platform, promising to ease the registration process and provide...

Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...

Property expert Kate Faulkner has been announced as the host of this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ annual conference. The event is...

Annual house price growth returned to double digits in July, Land Registry data reveals. The figures will reignite the debate over the...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is seeking views about the industry beyond its membership. The trade body has launched a new survey asking...

The Land Registry has set out ambitious plans to automate up to 70% of all updates to its register by 2025...