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The cost of conveyancing rose by 10.2% in the second quarter of this year compared to Q1.  The figure comes from analysis of approximately 34,000 conveyancing quote forms on home mover comparison site Reallymoving. The site’s latest Conveyancing Costs Index…

In this week’s ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’, Chris Watkin and special guest Ben Madden discuss the ups and downs of Week 29’s UK property market (week ending Sunday, 21st July 2024). The headlines for Week 29 of 2024 are…

Lenders are continuing to drop the cost of their mortgages as speculation grows that the Bank of England could opt to cut the interest rate for the first time in four years next week. Earlier this week, Nationwide reintroduced sub-4%…

Rghtmove has published its half-year results to 30th June 2024. It’s headline reads: A strong financial performance during a period of investment, driven by continued demand from agents and new homes developers for our products and services The financial highlights…

Kirsty Allsop Property TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has criticised an estate agency in Cornwall for charging a property purchaser for ‘compliance’ in order to increase their chances of securing a property they are desperately trying to buy.…

It has been eight months since CoStar acquired OnTheMarket (OTM) in a bid to challenge the dominance of Rightmove and Zoopla. Having established itself as the UK’s third largest portal in terms of consumer traffic and agent support, CoStar firmly…

Nationwide is the first lender to finally breach the 4% benchmark following recent weeks of downward repricing. This is welcome news for borrowers and signifies a significant change in the mortgage landscape after recent months of increased rates. Effective from…

It has been confirmed that the acquisition of L&Q Estates by Urban&Civic is now unconditional and will complete shortly. Urban&Civic, a leading Master Developer in the UK, was identified by L&Q as a logical purchaser to keep faith with the…

Helen Charlesworth Connells Group has just announced the appointment of Helen Charlesworth as its new group CEO. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Connells Group, part of the Skipton Group, says that Charlesworth, who was managing…