December was a month which started full of uncertainties but, somewhat surprisingly given the political climate we’ve had over the last few years, ended with a greater amount of certainty than we’ve had for some time. The Conservative Party’s General Election victory with a significant majority means that Brexit is now likely to ‘get done’ […]
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (16th December 2019) outlined its core policy priorities for 2020 and beyond. The CA affirms its commitment to improve the conveyancing process for consumers and conveyancers alike with four priority areas: Leasehold reform: the CA believes the issues with leasehold need […]
In November the CA held its final PSB and All-Members’ Meeting of the year in Bristol, during which there was plenty of discussion on the next 12 months and beyond, the policy priorities for the Association and where it would be best placing its resources in order to generate the best results. A significant amount […]
Reservation Agreements may be a way forward for providing home buyers and sellers with more certainty, says a residential property law specialist at CA member firm, Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP (GBLF). Geoff Hall, Head of Residential Conveyancing at Gordon Brown Law Firm has initially endorsed the idea of a legally binding reservation agreement which […]
Two out of every three buyers and sellers have experienced a fall through in the last year Buyers and sellers changing their minds is the leading cause of sales falling through (29%) Problems identified on the survey is the second most common reason (17%) Two thirds (67%) of buyers and sellers support the idea of […]
This month’s coverage has covered a real variety of topics and issues, and shows the breadth of the work carried out by the CA, and the areas in which its opinion is needed and actively sought. From mortgage prisoners to leasehold, rentcharges to upfront information, reservation agreements to the digital revolution happening in the sector, […]
Beginning in September 2018 a study was commissioned by the Scottish Government, and undertaken by consultancy RSK Stirling, to investigate the prevalence of carbon dioxide from disused mineral mines and the implications for residential buildings1. On 5th September 2019 the Scottish Government made the results of the study available. The investigation considered past incidents involving […]
Halloween is nearly upon us, and bringing with it thoughts of ghosts, skeletons and spooky cemeteries. Graveyards have long been considered scary places thanks to the corpses beneath our feet, but probably not because of the contamination risk they can pose to groundwater. A body might seem harmless (zombies excepted), but for those of us […]
CA member firm, Boys & Maughan’s conveyancing teams and individual lawyers have exceeded all of their previous achievements in the largest award scheme in the UK residential property industry. The firm landed an amazing eight trophies at the ESTAS Conveyancing Awards on Friday 18 October 2019. Presented by TV property expert Phil Spencer at the […]
From a political standpoint, September was a rather bizarre rollercoaster of a month and it looks likely that October will be more of the same. Indeed, at the time of writing, the party political conference season has taken a real back-seat to both Supreme Court & Parliamentary business. That is likely to continue. For the […]
