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15th December 2022
Q3 2022 Conveyancing Market Tracker
Search Acumen publishes Q3 2022 Conveyancing Market Tracker Average quarterly transaction volumes in Q3 2022 were...
Read more14th December 2022
Search Acumen comments on the latest ONS house price data
The latest ONS HPI figures have been published this morning and show: Average UK house prices...
Read more22nd November 2022
Search Acumen comments on the HMRC’s property transaction results, which show that there is a small but steady increase.
Seasonally-adjusted estimate of both non-residential and residential transactions in October remain similar to September, with a...
Read more16th November 2022
ONS house price index comment – UK house price growth stalled between August and September
“Today’s data is further evidence of a turning tide for house prices, reflecting the same...
Read more19th October 2022
Today’s 1.1% rise in house prices for August may be the last we see for some time as consumer confidence hits the breaks
Latest ONS HPI figures have been published this morning and show: On a seasonally adjusted basis,...
Read more7th September 2022
Housing policy must prioritise bytes alongside bricks
“It’s bizarre to think the job of Housing Secretary has become such a fleeting, high-turnover...
Read more25th August 2022
Q2 2022 Conveyancing Market Tracker
The biggest conveyancing firms across England and Wales saw their market share reach a two-year high...
Read more17th August 2022
Search Acumen’s ONS house price index for August
The latest ONS HPI figures have been published this morning and show: On a seasonally adjusted...
Read more15th August 2022
Why commercial law firms risk getting left behind as AP1 deadline approaches
Andy Sommerville, Search Acumen Director, has written an article on why commercial law firms risk getting...
Read more4th August 2022
Bank of England interest rate rise reaction
“Across the residential sector, interest rates rises are likely to increase workloads for property lawyers...
Read more21st July 2022
Low stock impacts transaction volumes, but the conveyancing sector remains stretched
“Transactions are naturally down from the incredible heights we saw in 2021, and we have...
Read more20th July 2022
Supply and demand imbalance supports continued price growth despite intensifying cost of living pressures
UK average house prices increased by 12.8% over the year to May 2022, up from 11.9%...
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