Three key conveyancing industry bodies have called on Minister to wake up to the damage a 'hard stop' on 31st March would cause.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Solicitors slam MP for saying lockdown will disrupt conveyancing process
Three key conveyancing industry organisations have told The Negotiator that Covid rules do not prevent paperwork being completed either face-to-face or online.
Read MoreDEAR RISHI, 15 industry heavyweights write to Chancellor to avert stamp duty ‘cliff edge’
Unprecedented cross-industry open letter warns Rishi Sunak of dangers should he insist on March 31st stamp duty holiday cut-off.
Read MoreIs 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 five months away.
Read MoreConveyancers beg estate agents to ‘be patient’ as sales delays continue
The biggest names in conveyancing have issued a joint statement warning agents that ongoing problems with sales progression are unlikely to ease soon.
Read MoreKey property industry groups sign up to ‘service pledge’ as RoPA nears
Organised by the Home Buying and Selling Group, the pledge is designed to introduce much more transparency into the way estate agents and other players operate.
Read MoreIs the sales boom in danger of being scuppered by slow conveyancing?
Agents and conveyancers are worried that system is beginning to creak as record numbers of sales put sales progression under huge pressure.
Read MoreAll change for house-buying
Reservation agreements may be a way forward for providing home buyers and sellers with more certainty, says a leading residential property law specialist at Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP (GBLF).
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