by Rob | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Housing Minister, Chris Pincher MP said yesterday that an end to the pause on possession proceedings on 23rd August is an important step towards the resumption of normal life and allowing landlords and tenants access to justice.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Housing minister says new requirements for landlords prior to a possession starting will protect tenants from unwarranted eviction, despite Labour opposition to scheme.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2020 | News
NAEA Propertymark is calling on agents to show “greater diligence” when dealing with Russian buyers, in the light of the report on alleged interference in British politics.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2020 | News
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners has reviewed the Law Commission’s three highly anticipated reports concerning the future of leasehold and Commonhold reform.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Solicitors are ‘all too aware’ of the threat of money laundering, the Law Society has said in response to the Russia report by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Buy-to-let lenders have announced a flurry of criteria and rate changes.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The Law Commission has proposed replacing leasehold with commonhold as the “preferred alternative” as it outlines long-awaited recommendations for reforming home ownership in England and Wales.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The Government has published legislation that will introduce an extra 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for overseas buyers of UK property from April 1 2021.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures from HM Revenue & Customs suggest there is still some way to go before normal volumes are seen.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a fast-tracked planning process starting in September.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2020 | News
New planning rules aimed at revitalising town centres will come into force in September, the government announced.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2020 | News
It’s a big day for leasehold reform today with the Law Commission due to publish three residential leasehold and commonhold reports.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Last week, we shared the news that Mike Harlow, the Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Land Registrar announcing in his blog that HM Land Registry will soon be introducing electronic signatures.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2020 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has released a discussion paper with the aim to highlight areas that need to be addressed by regulators and stakeholders in a bid to influence and develop conveyancing in the future.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2020 | News
The threat of another coronavirus outbreak will make people less tolerant of a paper-heavy conveyancing process, HM Land Registry has said, outlining its own digital progress.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Agents, consumers and property industry groups are being asked for feedback on a future code of practice for the sector.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following the Regulation of Property Agents report in 2019.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2020 | News
A review into the Capital Gains (CGT) regime has been requested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, causing worry in the property industry.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2020 | News
House prices could rise by 4.7% annually come September as the first transactions complete since the market reopened and last month’s Stamp Duty holiday was introduced, research claims.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process – this time by coordinating the work of estate agents and legal teams.
