Industry News - Residential Property Law - Swift legal help may be needed as undersupply reported

12/03/2010
Stonemason companies urged to adhere to personal injury employment law
Stonework companies in the London area have been urged to ensure they have appropriate health and safety measures in place to prevent personal injury in the workplace.

12/03/2010
Tribunal makes ruling on holiday leave pay
An employment tribunal has made a ruling which experts believe could open the floodgates for more claims from employees.

11/03/2010
Farmer's amended will overturned by judge's decision
A judge has made a ruling that will see the second will drawn up by an elderly farmer overturned in favour of an earlier document.

11/03/2010
Police female recruitment drive 'is discriminating against men'
A police drive to recruit more women could have a discriminatory effect on men, it has been claimed.

11/03/2010
Men 'are more likely to become insolvent than women'
New figures have revealed that men are more likely to require the use of an insolvency lawyer than women.

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29/06/2009
Swift legal help may be needed as undersupply reported

The number of people looking for a house is presently four times that of the total available, it has been stated.

Founder of property website Briffy.com David Amstell commented that the situation was reminiscent of 30 years ago, when house sale numbers were low due to the negative equity situation faced by many.

He remarked: "There's four buyers for every house, but the fact is that everybody's sitting on their houses because nobody wants to sell when the prices are low," noting that in the 1970s people tended to wait for prices to rise before putting homes back on the market.

In such circumstances, those keen to buy a home may need to find a property lawyer who can progress the sale quickly, in order to clinch the sale before another offer comes in.

Recent figures have suggested house prices may no longer be falling in the UK.

The Hometrack statistics for May showed that the average was £155,600, the same as in April.
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09/03/2010
More people used a conveyancing lawyer last month, report finds
More people sought the advice of a property lawyer with a view to buying a house in February 2010 than was the case in the previous month.

09/03/2010
2010 'will be a good year for landlords'
This year could be a good time to seek a conveyancing lawyer with a view to purchasing a buy-to-let property.

22/02/2010
Evictions fall as landlords sympathise with good tenants
The number of evictions from rented properties is falling as landlords seek to retain good clients and sympathise when they are in financial difficulties.

19/02/2010
January's mortgage lending figures 'affected by stamp duty holiday'
January's downturn in mortgage lending is not necessarily a sign that the residential property market is slowing again, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

17/02/2010
Conveyancing experts predict more mortgages in 2010
Experts in the field of conveyancing believe there will be an increase in mortgage activity during the first quarter of 2010.

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