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Search Acumen comments on the ONS House Price Index, December 2016
Tuesday, 14 February 2017“2017 will almost certainly be another year of big house price increases. The final month of 2016 saw a 1.4% jump in house prices, setting the tone for the year ahead.
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Search Acumen transforms commercial property due diligence with launch of new, fully integrated data platform
Tuesday, 14 February 2017Search Acumen, the property search provider, has launched an online platform specifically dedicated to commercial property transactions, designed to transform the due diligence process by providing real estate lawyers with instant access to commercial property data sets and the ability to conduct and manage a portfolio of property searches in one place.
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Search Acumen comments on the government’s Housing White Paper
Tuesday, 7 February 2017The battle for a more efficient housing market has sprung into action with the publication of the Housing White Paper marking a vital acknowledgement of the current broken system. Planning for the right homes in the right places, building homes faster and diversifying the market are all welcomed ploys, but the announced modernisation of Land Registry mustn’t be overlooked as a leap in the right direction for our industry.
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Search Acumen comments on HMRC Number of Property Transactions, December 2016
Tuesday, 24 January 2017Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Despite activity being 8.5% lower than 2015, data for December has revealed a steady end to the year with a 0.2% month-on-month increase in residential property transactions.
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The future could be looking brighter as we enter a new year, with worries surrounding construction output taking a positive turn
Tuesday, 17 January 2017Andy Sommerville, director at Search Acumen, comments on ONS UK House Price Index, November 2016.
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Top five conveyancing firms gain most from property surge
Wednesday, 19 August 2015The top five conveyancing firms handled 10% more transactions in the second quarter of this year than in the same quarter the previous year, research has shown. However, the bottom half of the top 100 have showed the fastest growth over the past four years.
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Search Acumen
Monday, 4 August 2014INNOVATION IS PART OF OUR DNA WE’RE CHANGING THE FACE OF SEARCHES TODAY, anticipating new opportunities as bigger data becomes available tomorrow. Search Acumen is a property data insight and technology provider to conveyancers, solicitors and commercial property lawyers across the UK.… Read More
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