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Jan 29, 20212 min read

How to win instructions and make more money - Calling all Estate Agents.

The current conveyancing process in the UK is generally accepted as ‘not fit for purpose’ with ongoing fall-through rates in excess of...

Jan 21, 20213 min read

Why we do, what we do.

The current process of moving home in the UK is generally accepted as 'not fit for purpose' it is time consuming, stressful and costly with

Jan 20, 20214 min read

Is the property industry at a crossroads?

From a supplier’s perspective, we saw the industry turn on itself. Rather than seeing stakeholders pulling together, the market became ...

Jan 19, 20212 min read

We're going to need more airbags!

I bought a Volvo just about a year ago and aesthetically quite liked the orange seatbelts with their inscription ‘Since 1959’ engraved...

Jan 7, 20211 min read

Sorting out the wheat from the chaff.

EVERYONE was a cash buyer when I was an Estate Agent (as soon as they sold their own property first!) The age old problem of trying to...

Dec 9, 20201 min read

How are you coping in the SDLT property boom?

Credible evidence from a number of recent surveys states that between 15 & 40% of all UK property transactions fall through. Property...

Nov 21, 20203 min read

Is a collaborative conveyancing solution the answer?

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As such, it doesn

Oct 27, 20202 min read

Is the housing market walking into stamp duty deadline disaster?

Property search firm claims too many agents and home movers don't realise the urgency of the situation despite the cut-off date being...

Sep 23, 20201 min read

Estate agents offered first ever free property hazards searches

PropertySearchesDirect says its initiative will ease the often difficult relationship between estate agent and conveyancer.

Sep 10, 20203 min read

Coronation Street Sinkhole

Sinkholes! Like a perfect movie villain, sinkholes conjure up the ideal mixture of mystery, wonder and terror.

Aug 23, 20202 min read

Delivering Searches Directly To Buyers

Property Searches Direct deliver Searches to conveyancers and now crucially, to property buyers direct.