by Rob | Jul 27, 2021 | News
Letting agents who have experienced fraudulent tenancy applications are being invited to come forward with examples in order to form a clearer picture of what and how fraudsters are operating.
by Rob | Jul 27, 2021 | News
Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers and mortgage lenders.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2021 | News, Updates
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
by Rob | Jul 26, 2021 | News, Updates
A guide to restrictions on registered leasehold titles and what to do when complying with a restriction causes difficulties.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2021 | News, Updates
Application form RXC: for a consent or certificate in respect of a standard form of restriction.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2021 | News
There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2021 | News, Updates
Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50).
by Rob | Jul 23, 2021 | Alerts, News
Correspondence has been sent misusing the details of Burges Salmon LLP in respect of a supposed recovery payment.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2021 | Alerts, News
Correspondence has been sent claiming to be from “Davis Pickering QC of “AR Wilkin & Co LLP”. A false website has also been created.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2021 | News
A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Glynis Frew is CEO of Hunters and a familiar name to many. She has been at the agency since 1999.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2021 | News
UK monthly property transactions reached an all-time high in June as prospective homebuyers scrambled to complete purchases before the stamp duty holiday tapered at the end of the month.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2021 | News
The government has reached an agreement with major lenders to scrap the requirement for EWS1 forms on properties that are below 18 metres, but critics argue the safety of home owners in these blocks remains unclear.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Only 22% of British adults can correctly identify Japanese knotweed.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2021 | News
The government reportedly plans to make it illegal for people to write or host fake reviews about companies, including estate agents.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2021 | News
Now the Stamp Duty (SDLT) deadline has passed we are seeing just how much of an impact the tax break had on driving activity in the UK property market since the turn of the year.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2021 | News
Bold Legal Group, a nationwide association of 700 conveyancing law firms is launching a new online forum designed to foster better relationships between conveyancing practitioners and estate agents.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Ministers want to hear your views before forging ahead with system that will remove need for paper identity documents such as passports, banks statements and driver’s licences.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Abolishing ground rents is neither the broad solution nor the systemic reform leaseholders desperately require and most Property Managers in practice lack the belief that Commonhold is the way forward.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Homeowners in England and Wales will now have 15 years to legally challenge shoddy building work, rather than the current six-year window in which legal action can be brought against developers.
