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Legal Aid Agency (LAA) Cyber Security Breach and Data Loss Notification We are informing you of a recent cyber security incident involving the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). As your legal...

By comparing rental and house-buying affordability, researchers at Bird & Co have created an Affordability Index to ascertain which Local Authorities in England and Wales offer the most affordable home-purchasing...

What buyer trends emerged from the housing market in 2024? Our internal data paints a revealing picture. The past year brought significant developments in the property market. Decreasing mortgage rates...

Daniel Chard, Partner at conveyancing specialist Bird & Co, provides insights into his forecasts for the housing market and highlights the property trends expected to dominate in 2025. The housing...

Our researchers at Bird & Co have recently studied the latest ONS statistics, providing a detailed analysis of property sales in Q1 2024, and establishing what these figures tell us...

Researchers at Bird & Co explored house price and income data over the past 20 years to ascertain any correlation between the two factors. As such, they were able to...

Researchers at Bird & Co examined recently released data to determine which locations in the UK saw the biggest house price changes throughout 2023, giving us a wider picture of...

How did the housing market in 2023 impact buyer trends and patterns? Our internal statistics show the true picture. Looking back at 2023, we saw huge ups and downs in...

If you are purchasing a property, or selling one, the likelihood is that you’ll want to move through the process as quickly as possible. Conveyancing processes are not always straight...

Conveyancing enquiries are questions asked to learn more about a property during a sale. Also known as pre-contract enquiries, they refer to a series of questions raised by the buyer’s...

Bird & Co’s new first time buyer home deposit calculator shows the cities where singles and couples have the most hope of buying a home. Our new mortgage deposit calculator...

Edward Neil Hamilton 1936 – 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the death, on 28th June 2023, of Edward Neil Hamilton, a Consultant Solicitor at the Firm....

  Discover if your desired destination ranks among the UK’s top 10 most sought-after counties… Bird & Co has uncovered the UK’s most sought-after locations, having analysed June 2021 net...

A study conducted by researchers at Bird & Co has identified the European countries most frequently searched on Google by UK residents looking to relocate overseas. For some time, residents...

We took a look at our internal client href=”tel:01476591711″>01476 591711. Alternatively, head to our website, at birdandco.co.uk, for a conveyancing quote. We look forward to helping you buy your dream...

Daniel Chard, Partner at Bird & Co, explores his predictions for the housing market in 2023. 2022 has been a turbulent year for the property market, with house prices rising...

Newly released Census href=”tel:01476591711″>01476 591711. Methodology The data presented in this article has been taken from the Office for National Statistics. All figures used in this study are as up...

Hundreds of thousands of homes across England stand empty despite growing numbers of homelessness across the country. To examine the percentage of unoccupied homes in England, we have used data...

Cornwall is the most up-and-coming place to live, new census data reveals. The 2021 census results are in. We’ve done a deep dive into the first set of data released...

The Bird and Co team explore their 2021 client statistics to assess home buyer habits during this year of transition. In 2020, we took our first deep dive into our...

Find out if your ideal location is in the top 10 most flocked to UK counties… With the housing market making a resurgence after a tumultuous 2020, the UK has...

The short answer to that is no. While it used to be normal to use a local solicitor for your conveyancing, it’s now increasingly common to carry out the process...

Selling your home can be a daunting prospect. You will no doubt be aware of the various steps you need to take to ensure your transaction runs smoothly and without...

With so many people forced to stay at home over the past year, it is understandable that home buyers are considering making major changes to their living circumstances. Flats and...

We are now opening all of our offices to the general public from Monday 17th May 2021. We will be open during our normal business hours. We will retain the...

The Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme deadline has been extended by an additional two months until the end of May 2021, the government has announced. More than 16,000 purchases...

Conveyancing fraud is on the rise. Cyber criminals have become increasingly more sophisticated over the years, and the uncertain situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has given them a fresh...

The Government is considering major changes to Capital Gains Tax that could increase tax for many homeowners and potentially transform the property market. On 13 July 2020, the Chancellor wrote...

Putting an offer on a house is the first step towards securing your ideal home and it can be quite daunting, particularly for first time buyers who are new to...

At the start of lockdown, startling research showed that lenders had limited their remortgaging options for furloughed homeowners, leaving them at risk of paying higher rates. However, as we have...