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Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...

Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...

A new upfront information provider has launched, promising to shorten the homebuying and conveyancing process. Home Sale Pack has said it will...

Homebuyers in Bolton are waiting as long as 21 weeks for local authority searches new research shows. Analysis by upfront information pack...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

The conveyancing technology firm Search Acumen has launched what it calls “an end-to-end solution” in a bid to abolish “antiquated” ways...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...

A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...

A search company says the introduction of new search forms aimed at making council reporting easier to understand may lead to...