Our News Coverage | November 2024
With the Budget having been well and truly digested at the end of October, this month has seen a focus on a number of key areas for the Association. However, stamp duty remains a real political football – as seen…
Orbital Witness announced as latest Conveyancing Association Affiliate member
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading representative body for the conveyancing industry, has today (27th November 2024) announced Orbital Witness, the all-in-one property due diligence automation platform for lawyers and property professionals, as its latest Affiliate member. Established in 2018,…
Stamp duty remains a political football that will impact conveyancers
Last month, pre-Budget, I pondered on what impact the October 30th event would have on the conveyancing sector and the wider property market in general. Clearly, the decision to up NI contributions for employers is a wider measure that will…
Conveyancing Association unveils latest version of Technical Protocol for England & Wales
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading representative body for the conveyancing industry – has today (7th November 2024) unveiled the sixth iteration of its Conveyancing Technical Protocol. Initially launched in 2013, the Technical Protocol is the result of CA…
Our News Coverage | October 2024
The month ended with what we can probably describe as a fairly consequential Budget, with the surprise announcement of the increase in the extra stamp duty surcharge for those purchasing additional properties. Of all the (many) tax increases speculated upon…
Budget has the potential to deliver significant property market changes
Whichever way you look at it, this current period feels like one of stasis, as we all await what might be announced at the Budget on the 30th October. Certainly, it appears from some leaks and the utterances of Cabinet…