by Rob | Feb 3, 2020 | News
Law firms, chambers and other legal services providers could be forced to sign up to comparison websites so that clients can let others know about the quality of service they received.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2020 | News
Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2020 | Alerts
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Hugo Moore.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2020 | Alerts
The website “harrywilliamsllp.com” is operating, claiming to be for a firm of “attorneys” called “Harry Williams LLP” based in Manchester․
by Rob | Jan 31, 2020 | Updates
Data on the difference in men and women’s average earnings for employees of HM Land Registry.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2020 | News
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February 7.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2020 | Alerts
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Oliver Hughes regarding a voicemail and providing links which may contain malware if opened.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2020 | News
Fleet Mortgages now recognises the Search Code and Formal Search Code Recognition in its Part 2 of the UK Lenders Handbook.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2020 | News
A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2020 | News
A tax specialist has warned homeowners who rent out another property that they must prepare ahead of a ‘game-changing’ tax change.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2020 | News
Two thirds (64%) of UK adults have faced a legal issues over the past four years with over half (53%) of issues considered contentious.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
A stakeholder body helping the government to improve the conveyancing process has taken the thinking behind home information packs (HIPs), scrapped in 2010, to design a digital questionnaire to be tested on 500 transactions.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
The industry regulator will report next month its findings on how agents are voluntarily complying with guidance to be open about referral fees.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
Regulation of estate and lettings agents may not be introduced for at least two years, the architect of the reforms has revealed.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
Agents are being invited to take part in a pilot of buyer and seller property information (BASPI) packs that would aim to speed up transactions.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
The role of the conveyancer is undoubtedly going to change as much of the administrative side of the role becomes automated over the coming years, a new report from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has predicted.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have referral fees disclosed by law.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform house buying.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
The average time it took a home to sell last year – measured from its first day listed on a portal until it was sold as marked by the Land Registry – was 256 days.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2020 | News
The conveyancing process will be completely digital by 2030, experts have forecast.