OneSearch is delighted to be sponsoring the Conveyancing Firm of the Year North category at the 4th Annual British Conveyancing Awards, taking place in London on Tuesday 12th March.
The British Conveyancing Awards is about bringing people together and recognising the excellent firms and organisations who stand out from the rest. The event will additionally be live-streamed via the British Conveyancing Awards website.
Our Head of Sales Operations Robin Wells will be in attendance on the night to present the deserving firm with the award, and will be supported by his OneSearch colleague James Shepherd, as well as other representatives from the wider Landmark family.
Alongside OneSearch, our LIG sister companies are also presenting awards, including:
- Conveyancing Firm of the Year South: Sponsored by SearchFlow
- Conveyancing Firm of the Year Midlands: Sponsored by Ochresoft
- Conveyancing Firm of the Year National: Landmark Information Group
On behalf of us all at OneSearch, we wish all the nominees the best of luck, and we look forward to seeing you on the night!
To find out more on the Awards, please click here.
Our latest Residential Market Research is now available.
Recently, Landmark interviewed 100 residential property solicitors and conveyancers in England, Scotland and Wales. We spoke to managing partners, heads of residential property law, fee earners, residential property solicitors and other directors.
We gained invaluable insights into the residential property market, and it showed us what’s currently of concern to conveyancers and where they see future opportunities to help drive the success and profitability of their business.
For example, within the last 12 months, incomplete information has meant our respondents have needed to raise enquiries in an average of 46% of cases, hence perhaps why 53% say having upfront information to assess the complexity of the work would have the biggest impact on profitability.
Find out your colleagues and client’s views on:
- The biggest impacts on conveyancing’s future success
- The benefits of receiving data insights on the property and
- location Frustrations with the transactional process
…and more!
The Q4 2023 edition of Landmark’s Residential Property Trends Report is now live. Within the report, you’ll find the latest data from the residential property transaction pipeline, including listings, SSTC/SSTM, searches ordered and completions.
This is a market poised for return. Whilst supply remains consistently robust, subsequent pipeline metrics such as SSTC / SSTM, searches ordered and completions are still flat.
Key findings from Q4 ‘23 include:
- Listing activity in England and Wales in Q4 ‘23 registered the same volumes recorded in Q4 ‘19.
- Completions dropped in England and Wales in Q4 ’23 – 38% lower than Q4 ‘19.
- In Scotland, listings for Q4 ‘23 were 9% up on Q4 ’19, but completions were subdued by 13% vs Q4 ’19.
- Overall, dispute healthy listings, the residential pipeline remains constrained.
Download the Cross Market Activity edition covering England, Wales and Scotland, revealing the most recent residential property market data for Q4 2023. We hope you find the report a helpful steer as we begin 2024.
The Q3 2023 edition of Landmark’s Residential Property Trends Report is live. Within the report, you’ll find the latest insights into the residential property transaction pipeline from listings to SSTC/SSTM, and from searches to completions.
Whilst supply is holding up, subsequent pipeline metrics such as SSTC / SSTM, searches ordered and completions remain low.
Key findings from Q3 include:
- Listing activity is up in England and Wales – 1% higher over Q3 ’23 vs Q3 ‘19.
- Completions dropped in England and Wales in Q3 ’23 – 35% lower than Q3 ‘19.
- In Scotland, listings are 4% up on Q3 ’19, but completions are subdued by 18% vs Q3 ’19.
- Overall, supply is still struggling to progress through the pipeline.
Download the Cross Market Activity edition for England, Wales and Scotland, and view the latest residential property market data for Q3 2023.
We hope you find the report helpful.
The Q2 2023 edition of Landmark’s Residential Property Trends Report is now live. Within the report, you’ll find the latest insights into the residential property transaction pipeline from listings to SSTC/SSTM, and from searches to completions.
The report found that whilst supply is relatively strong, demand volumes are struggling to progress through the transactional pipeline.
Headlines from Q2 include:
• Supply is up in England and Wales – with listings 12% higher in June ’23 vs June ‘19
• Completions dropped in England and Wales in Q2 ’23 – 39% lower than Q2 ‘19
• In Scotland, the picture is marginally better but buyers are similarly constrained
• Overall, demand volumes struggle to progress across Great Britain as high interest rates, restricted mortgage availability and squeezed affordability continue to drive an uncertain market.
Download the Cross Market Activity edition for England, Wales and Scotland, and review the latest property market data during the second quarter of 2023.
We hope you find the report useful.
Did you know that the average time to buy a property in England is 133 days That’s 80% longer than in 2007.
With transaction times lengthening, we delve into 15 years’ worth of data to uncover what’s really holding up the home-buying process.
Including sector-led perspectives from estate agency, conveyancing, surveying and lending, our Property Transactions Report investigates why buying a property in England and Wales is taking so long – and what we can do to unlock the value in the buying chain.
Our latest Property Transactions Report addresses some of the key questions facing the sector right now, including:
- What’s the average time from instruction to completion?
- Where are the bottlenecks in the home-buying process?
- What’s the average turnaround time for a valuation?
- How can technology unlock the value in the transactional chain?