http://www.suremove.uk.com/ A fresh approach to conveyancing en-gb SureMove Property Lawyers Wed, 26 May 2010 09:19:13 +0100 contact@suremove.uk.com contact@suremove.uk.com http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-21.html The coalition government has suspended the use of Home Information Packs (Hips) by home sellers. Hips were introduced in 2007 in England and Wales. The aim was to speed up the house selling process by obliging sellers to provide much of the required conveyancing information when properties are first put up for sale. Wed, 26 May 2010 09:19:13 +0100 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-20.html The UK's property market is benefiting from its normal spring pick up, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. Its latest monthly survey of 245 members who work as estate agents suggests that prices are still going up. In April, 17% more surveyors said prices were rising rather than falling, up from 9% in March. Tue, 11 May 2010 10:41:59 +0100 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-19.html The annual rate of UK house price inflation has hit double figures for the first time since June 2007, according to the Nationwide. The building society said that house prices in the UK had risen by 10.5% in the year to the end of April. Prices rose by 1% in April to push the cost of the average home to £167,802. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:52:50 +0100 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-18.html The number of people trying to buy or sell homes has picked up in the past month, according to estate agents. The number of potential sellers rose in March to its highest level for six months, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) said. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:53:19 +0100 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-17.html Changes to AStamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) from March 25th 2010 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:22:16 +0100 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-16.html House prices have risen for the seventh consecutive month - rising by 0.6% in January compared with December, the Halifax has said. The average UK home was valued some 3.6% higher in January than a year earlier, at £169,777. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:19:23 +0000 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-15.html There has been a "seasonal dip" in mortgage lending, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The number of new mortgages granted to home buyers fell to 53,000 in November, a 4% drop from the previous month. However, reflecting the upward trend seen for most of last year, the figures were still 66% higher than in November 2008. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:29:50 +0000 http://www.suremove.uk.com/news-14.html UK house prices were 1.1% higher in December than a year earlier - the first annual rise since March 2008, according to the Halifax. Prices rose by 1% in December compared with the previous month, marking the sixth consecutive monthly rise. The Halifax, now part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the average home was now worth £169,042. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:21:10 +0000