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Fraudsters target property sales
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (316+ words) HM Land Registry recorded 55 cases between April 2025 and March 2026. The figures " obtained by a Freedom of Information request from Novus Strategy " shows fraudsters seeking various illegal goals. These include attempting to sell to an unsuspecting buyer, taking out a mortgage…...
Government's home buying roadmap is ambitious. technology to deliver already exists
46+ min ago (798+ words) Those aren't abstract statistics for conveyancers. They're the calls on a Friday afternoon. The client who's already booked a removal van. The chain that collapses because a search came back too late. The Government's roadmap is a genuine attempt to…...
Lloyds Banking Group announces Halifax to rebrand to Lloyds
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (252+ words) Lloyds Banking Group has today confirmed that the Halifax brand will change to Lloyds. Existing Halifax customers will start to use the Lloyds app in the coming months and will see their accounts rebranded to Lloyds over time. As part…...
Property lawyers warn against rushed digital reforms
1+ week, 47+ min ago (280+ words) The criticism follows the publication of the Government's response to its home buying and selling reform consultation, which outlined proposals to expand the use of digital processes and AI-driven systems in property transactions. The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF), representing property…...
PODCAST HELPS LAW FIRMS TO AVOID COSTLY MISTAKES
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (309+ words) In episode 33, Amy Bruce, marketing director at Osprey Approach, speaks with Claire Ellis, certified chartered accountant and founder of JJ&H Accounting Services, about the financial, operational, and compliance challenges firms can face during system migrations. Drawing on her experience…...
government-homebuying-shake-up-industry-response
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1353+ words) For as long as'I've'worked in property, one of the biggest frustrations'I've'heard from buyers and sellers is that the process simply'doesn't'work as well as it should. It can be slow,'stressful'and uncertain, with too many transactions falling through after months of…...
Government homebuying shake-up
1+ week, 6+ day ago (664+ words) Jun 19, 2026 | Latest News | 0 | Buying and selling a home is set to become faster, cheaper, and less stressful under major reforms unveiled today (Friday 19 June) to cut delays, reduceand digitalise paperwork, and stop sales collapsing. At a time when families are…...
momentum for welsh legal sector research-project
1+ week, 6+ day ago (214+ words) Led by Legal News Wales in partnership with legal software provider Osprey Approach, the Welsh Legal Sector Transformation Report 2026 aims to deliver one of the most comprehensive independent snapshots of the profession in Wales to date. Whilst many law firms…...
UK housing market Iran peace deal
2+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) President Trump says the agreement means that the Strait of Hormuz would be open to commercial shipping and the US would lift its naval blockade. But buyers and sellers in the UK, whose actions have led to an unusual June…...
Government to publish property reform roadmap
2+ week, 3+ day ago (331+ words) Pennycook made the commitment in response to a Commons question from Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings regarding gazundering in the residential property market. Heylings asked about legislative and regulatory measures to protect buyers and sellers from last-minute price reductions before…...