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Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

An online conveyancer is on the hunt for a mansion tester. My Home Move Conveyancing is seeking a mansion tester who will...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

Almost two fifths of property buyers don't know what conveyancers and solicitors do, according to new research. My Home Move Conveyancing's survey...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

Welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to let the rest of the industry know exactly what great...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

The vast majority of estate agents believe that not enough people are downsizing to free up family homes, according to conveyancing...

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

A conveyancing firm says the buyers at former retirement hotspots such as seaside towns are getting younger because mainstream purchasers are obliged to...

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...

It’s long been considered the case that vendors tend to move only relatively close distance but new research has quantified the...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

Conveyancing firm My Home Move has come up with an interesting view of how the housing market could look if -...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

The average deposit paid for a Greater London property is over two and a half times larger than a home outside...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

A conveyancing firm claims there has been a 140 per cent increase in the number of properties requiring leasehold extensions in...

Over one in 20 home buyers this year used a gift for all or part of their deposit, helping to fund...