by Rob | Feb 14, 2020 | Updates
How we deal with customers and the applications we receive.
by Rob | Feb 14, 2020 | News
The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a career before that as an IT consultant.
by Rob | Feb 14, 2020 | News
A City of London insurance broker claims to be the first to arrange bespoke indemnity cover for solicitors becoming freelancers.
by Rob | Feb 13, 2020 | News
Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years.
by Rob | Feb 13, 2020 | News
MPs have hit out at the government’s handling of the cladding scandal and laid bare the crisis facing leaseholders in their constituencies during an impassioned debate in Parliament.
by Rob | Feb 12, 2020 | News
As a conveyancing solicitor with over 25 years’ experience, I think I can say with some confidence that conveyancers do not like reservation agreements.
by Rob | Feb 12, 2020 | News
The relationship between a panel manager and their lawyers is very similar to a drug user and their dealer, or a prostitute and their pimps.
by Rob | Feb 12, 2020 | News
Property sellers are facing new requirements on the property information form when disclosing information about Japanese knotweed after the Law Society issued an updated TA6 form.
by Rob | Feb 12, 2020 | News
The Law Society’s updated TA6 form guidance sounds sensible enough, but pushes the risk of knotweed being present at a property on to the buyer rather than the vendor.
by Rob | Feb 12, 2020 | News
The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.
by Rob | Feb 11, 2020 | Alerts
Members of the public have been receiving unsolicited telephone calls claiming to be from “MTA Solicitors”.
by Rob | Feb 11, 2020 | News
The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme.
by Rob | Feb 11, 2020 | News
The Law Society recently issued a revised TA6 form, which is completed by sellers as part of the conveyancing process. There was an important change to the accompanying guidance which all buyers and sellers should be aware of.
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | Updates
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | Updates
Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | Updates
Advice on how to avoid the rejection of applications to change the register (practice guide 49).
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | Updates
This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67).
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | Updates
Advice on the evidence that HM Land Registry needs when an attorney has executed documents lodged for registration (practice guide 9).
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | News
The survey has come under fire as it have proved impossible to complete on portable devices such as iPads, with users reporting that they have been unable to select the answers.
by Rob | Feb 10, 2020 | News
Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman.
