by Rob | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Estate agents should close their offices, and there should not be any in-person viewings, inspections or house moves.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Advice to removal companies from their main trade body has put a stop to most transactions not already at a very late stage.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2020 | News
Many developers and home builders have taken a proactive decision to protect their employees by suspending their construction projects at the end of Tuesday.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2020 | News
If you are acting for someone who has exchanged contracts and has a completion/moving date booked over the next few days, and you andyour your clients are able to proceed, there is currently no Governmentguidance to prevent you doing so. This is of course subject to...
by Rob | Mar 24, 2020 | News
The property industry is in confusion lafter the lockdown announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2020 | Alerts
A letter has been sent claiming to be from a law firm called “Ramsdems”, in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
by Rob | Mar 23, 2020 | Updates
Advice for conveyancers on registration of legal charges and deeds of variation (practice guide 29).
by Rob | Mar 20, 2020 | Alerts
An email has been sent from “Mark Smith” who purports to be from “Smith Legal Group” in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2020 | Alerts
The website https://zainabantakilaw․com is operating, which falsely claims to be for a law firm in Buckinghamshire․
by Rob | Mar 19, 2020 | News
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads we are preparing for a range of potential scenarios in line with the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) action plan, to ensure we are as prepared as possible.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2020 | News
To carry out its investigation into leasehold mis-selling the Competition and Markets Authority sought to collect as much evidence as it could from key players in the sector, although some refused to co-operate.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2020 | News
The Government is to bring forward emergency legislation to ban evictions of private tenants, prime minister Boris Johnson said yesterday.
by Rob | Mar 18, 2020 | News
Mortgage borrowers are to be given a payment holiday of up to three months if they hit financial difficulty because of coronavirus.
by Rob | Mar 17, 2020 | Updates
We will not send a request for information (requisition) from April if consents are to the disposition only.
by Rob | Mar 17, 2020 | News
NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have urged agents to offer video or 360-degree viewings during the coronavirus pandemic, and to plan for the long term.
by Rob | Mar 17, 2020 | News
Here at Today’s Conveyancer we’d like to give you some practical advice, to help you maintain a ‘business-as-usual’ approach.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Several queries about the impact of the coronavirus on conveyancing transactions has prompted the Law Society to issue guidance.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2020 | News
The Communities Select Committee has urged Housing Minister Chris Pincher to disassociate the government from the Freeholders’ ‘Pledge To Leaseholders’ and curb existing ground rents.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Law Society guidance says that the normal contract provisions relating to default will apply, even where completion does not take place due to Covid-19.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2020 | News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is the latest body to call time on ground rents.