by Rob | Jul 11, 2020 | News
Sunak is in an impossible position with his measures to alleviate the worst economic impact of the coronavirus. He’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Leading residential property lawyers have today written to the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick calling for the changes announced to the Stamp Duty threshold to be made retrospective.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | Alerts, News
A letter has been sent falsely claiming to be from Clarke Willmott LLP, regarding a supposed “breach of a tenancy contract”.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | Alerts, News
A Memorandum of Understanding has been witnessed by someone claiming to be “Tom Ashworth, Attorney at Law, TLT Solicitors.”
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | Alerts, News
Emails and an invoice have been sent falsely claiming to be from Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall, in relation to a supposedly “Professional Services/Legal Consultancy” service.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Nearly half of first-time buyers – 45 per cent – picked a mortgage product of 30 years or over in 2018 to 2019, shows the latest English housing survey.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Evidence is pouring in that the stamp duty holiday introduced 48 hours ago has already produced huge levels of interest from prospective buyers.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2020 | News
News of the temporary suspension of SDLT for property transactions up to £500,000 caused a tsunami of comment; most of it positive but some with words of caution.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2020 | News
An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will be too big for conveyancers, surveyors and mortgage lenders to cope with.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to launch a review of its approach to solicitors’ continuing competence, it has emerged.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The stamp duty land tax relief ‘holiday’ unveiled by the chancellor of the exchequer thas been welcomed by the Law Society as a stimulus to the housing market.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The suspension of stamp duty on property sales of up to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland will revive the housing market, according to industry experts.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2020 | Alerts, News, Updates
Reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will apply for residential properties purchased from 8 July 2020 until 31 March 2021 inclusive.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2020 | Alerts, News
The website “www․zenassolicitors․com” is operating, which claims to be for a firm of solicitors called “Zenas Solicitors”
by Rob | Jul 8, 2020 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Claire Horowitz and Askews Solicitors, in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
by Rob | Jul 7, 2020 | News
Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes.
by Rob | Jul 6, 2020 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Fiona Millington of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, regarding a supposed “Supply of Service Agreement”.
by Rob | Jul 6, 2020 | News
Several national newspapers have reported that the term ‘master bedroom’ will no longer be used by ‘dozens of estate agents’ in England due to its allusions to sexism and slavery.
by Rob | Jul 6, 2020 | News
The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions.
by Rob | Jul 6, 2020 | News
Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year.
