Leading legal firm says pressures of stamp duty holiday persuaded surge of vendors to lie on their TA6 property info forms.
Read MoreLand Registry says new ‘game changer’ tech will speed up conveyancing
Both signing and witnessing of key conveyancing documents can now take place, in 80% of cases the same day, claims DocuSign.
Read MoreBank of England gives housing market ‘clean bill of health’ after a year of Covid
Bank's national network of agents reports faltering economy in recent months but housing market that has continued regardless.
Read MoreMystery leap in property sales fall-throughs revealed by research
Data shows fall-through rate rising from 22% to 28% as, agents speculate, the cladding scandal and stamp duty deadline have caused buyer jitters.
Read More‘It’s going to be a wild ride’ say agents as Spring market begins strongly
Portal reveals that number of buyer enquiries are at record levels and that sales agreed are 12% up on March last, before the first lockdown.
Read MoreChancellor’s Budget announcements drive ‘busiest day EVER for property market’
Claim is made Rightmove but backed up by agents who also say millions of people were prompted to start property searches by Sunak's Budget.
Read MoreWales extends stamp duty holiday but Scotland sticks to March 31st ‘cliff face’
Welsh finance minister says one of her main concerns is the ongoing conveyancing logjam within its property sales market.
Read MoreStamp Duty petition signed by 150k people, including many agents, ‘swayed Rishi’
Petitions Committee chairman, Catherine McKinnell hails success of campaign to change Chancellor's mind on Stamp Duty holiday extension.
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