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Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for July 2021
Tuesday, 24 August 2021The latest UK monthly property transactions data shows that the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in July 2021 is 73,740, up 4.2% from July 2020 but down 62.8% from June 2021
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Red hot house prices leave first-time buyers and legal professionals with a mountain to climb
Wednesday, 18 August 2021Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on the new record high for UK house prices in today’s ONS UK House Price Index for June 2021.
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London loosens grip on high-value property market as house prices surge
Wednesday, 11 August 2021Surging house prices over the last year have loosened London’s grip on the high-value property market, according to analysis of official data by Search Acumen, the property data and insight provider.
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Tidal wave of transactions as conveyancing firms endure busiest period of homebuyer demand
Tuesday, 10 August 2021The number of property transactions registered in England and Wales climbed 20% over the last quarter, rising to 290,248 in Q2 2021, up from 241,916 in Q1 2021, according to the latest edition of the Conveyancing Market Tracker from Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider.
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Delivering a digital first approach to managing large scale property portfolios
Thursday, 5 August 2021Knights, the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services business outside of London, has almost doubled in size during the past 18 months. Adoption of technology has long been central to Knights’ growth strategy as it seeks to improve processes to the benefit of its professionals and clients. As part of this, Knights has been using Search Acumen’s commercial platform ForeSite for a long time.
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Search Acumen launches new digital onboarding solution eCOS
Monday, 2 August 2021Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has added electronic client onboarding solution (eCOS) to its suite of digital conveyancing tools, equipping legal firms with a fast, digital process to communicate with their clients.
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Search Acumen launches interactive data tool to provide early warning of property transaction risks
Tuesday, 20 July 2021Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has launched a new tool that provides real-time property data to lawyers via interactive reports, empowering them to advise clients earlier and progress transactions more efficiently than ever before.
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Construction industry runs hot but risks remain
Friday, 9 July 2021Construction output fell 0.8% in May 2021 with the level of output remaining slightly above its pre-pandemic February 2020 level. In contrast to the monthly fall, construction output grew by 6.3% in the three months to May 2021.
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Gap between housing stock and demand continues to fuel prices
Wednesday, 16 June 2021UK average house prices increased by 8.9% over the year to April 2021, down from 9.9% in March 2021 (ONS HPI). Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data indicates the new build premium shows no signs of abating.
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Construction sector continues to feed economic recovery
Friday, 11 June 2021Despite the drop in monthly construction output following a strong March, the construction sector remains one of the leading lights in the UK’s economic recovery
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