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2022 crunch point for conveyancers as changes in consumer mindset set to stay
Wednesday, 19 January 2022UK average house prices increased by 10.0% over the year to November 2021, up from 9.8% in October 2021. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “November’s figures point to continued strong demand that is outstripping supply and pushing up prices. This demonstrates the scale of Covid-19’s impact on how and where people want to live.
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Demand outweighs cost pressures in the construction industry
Friday, 14 January 2022Monthly construction output increased by 3.5% in volume terms in November 2021, which is the largest monthly rise seen in construction output growth since March 2021
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Search Acumen launches end-to-end residential conveyancing platform
Wednesday, 12 January 2022Search Acumen, the property data, insight and technology provider, has announced the launch of its residential conveyancing platform. The end-to-end legal technology solution enables lawyers to manage the entire residential conveyancing process through a central dashboard.
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House prices fuelled by persistent market dynamics
Wednesday, 15 December 2021Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “These latest figures show that house prices continue to climb due to ongoing market forces driving pricing, albeit at a less frenetic pace than at the peak of the Stamp Duty holiday. We are still seeing very high prices that were last seen before the financial crash in 2007.
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Construction industry weighed down by cost pressures
Friday, 10 December 2021Construction output fell 1.8% in volume terms in October 2021, this is the largest monthly decline since April 2020 when output fell by 41.7%.
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Digitisation of the Land Registry AP1 process marks a major milestone in future-proofing the property sector
Wednesday, 8 December 2021Following the recent announcement from HM Land Registry requiring all register update applications to be submitted digitally from November 2022, Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen comments on what this will mean for the conveyancing industry, including the potential for a half an hour of processing time to be saved per transaction.
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Transactions reach highest levels since Q4 2014
Tuesday, 30 November 2021Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has issued the latest edition of its quarterly Conveyancing Market Tracker for Q3 2021. The analysis reveals that the number of active conveyancing firms has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, stabilising at just over 4,000 for the second quarter in a row.
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Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for October
Tuesday, 23 November 2021UK residential transactions in October 2021 were 28.2% lower than October 2020 and 52.0% lower than September 2021. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen said…
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Leapfrogging antiquated processes with technology and an appetite for innovation
Friday, 19 November 2021The property market has been operating at breakneck speed over the past few months as a combination of Covid-19 dynamics and Stamp Duty holiday incentives have created the perfect storm. For Scott Gair, Partner at Dean Wilson, there has never been a better time to embrace technology and keep one step ahead of the fast paced and highly competitive market.
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The return-to-work fuels record house prices – ONS HPI reaction
Wednesday, 17 November 2021UK average house prices hit a record high of £270,000, an increase of 11.8% over the year to September 2021, up from 10.2% in August.
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You win some, you lose some – class actions post Google
In November, Google received two court rulings, through which it both closed and opened the door to class actions against it. So what do the decisions mean for future class actions?
Clinical negligence, a changing market – part 1
The consolidation of law firms through merger and acquisition has resulted in fewer, but more sophisticated and expert clinical negligence practices.
How to set your law firm up for success in 2022
At this time of year, law firms around the country are busy strategising and implementing plans for the coming 12 months. Forward-planning is a crucial part of a firm’s success, but where to start?
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