The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign aimed at conveyancers and solicitors to highlight the risks of payment diversion fraud in property transactions. The fraud, involving criminals intercepting and redirecting property purchase funds by impersonating solicitors, estate agents or buyers, costs the public millions every year. Figures released […]| Today's Conveyancer
Nationwide’s latest House Price Index shows an annual increase of 2.2% in September, marginally stronger than the 2.1% recorded in August. ‘The broad stability in the annual rate of house price growth over the past three months mirrors that of activity’, said Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist. “The number of mortgages approved for house purchase […]| Today's Conveyancer
An analysis of HM Land Registry data by client due diligence platform Thirdfort has found that almost 860,000 homeowners have registered for HMLR’s fraud prevention Property Alert service. But despite a steady increase in the number of people signing up for the alerts, Thirdfort estimates just 3% of eligible homes are covered. Thirdfort’s founders Olly […]| Today's Conveyancer
Sellers will be guaranteed the full price of their property if the buyer pulls out after contracts have been exchanged, in a new service which aims to mitigate the risks associated with property transactions. ClozeSure will guarantee sellers 100% of the agreed sale price if the buyer fails to complete after exchange, stepping in as […]| Today's Conveyancer
Is the impending Autumn Statement putting buyers and sellers off making a move? The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) wants to hear your views! The regulator is running its last Quarterly Confidence Tracker of 2025 to gather the views of the profession on the current state of home buying and selling and to monitor how […]| Today's Conveyancer
The 12 winning teams of the £1.2 million PropTech Innovation Challenge have been announced, which organisers say marks a major milestone in the government’s mission to deliver 1.5 million homes. The challenge, a collaboration between OS initiative Geovation and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Digital Planning Programme, aims to identify and […]| Today's Conveyancer
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued updated guidance on money laundering: for conveyancers, this is more than just another regulatory update. Property work continues to be singled out as one of the highest risk areas for criminal exploitation, and the guidance makes clear what the regulator expects to see in practice. Why now? The […]| Today's Conveyancer
Following the publication of the Law Society’s Climate Change and Property Practice Note in May 2025, The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) updated its existing Marni’s Clause to reflect the terminology and guidance in the new Practice Note. In addition, TCLP introduced a new clause, Isabella’s Clause, specifically for residential properties. Marni’s Clause now focuses exclusively on commercial […]| Today's Conveyancer
The Law Society of England and Wales has said it will work with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to provide clarity to practitioners on the impact of the the Mazur ruling on regulated professions, while the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has reassured firms that it is ‘quite clear’ on the position of non-licensed individuals […]| Today's Conveyancer
Following three consecutive months of increases, HMRC figures for seasonally adjusted residential transactions in August show a decrease of 2% – from 95,240 in July to 93,630 in August. Non-seasonally adjusted residential transactions increased by 2%. The non-seasonally adjusted increase was greeted with enthusiasm by industry experts, with some also pointing out the seasonally adjusted […]| Today's Conveyancer
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As The Queen celebrates her unprecedented 70 years on the throne with her Platinum Jubilee, we take a look back at how the UK Housing Market has changed.| Today's Conveyancer