by Rob | Dec 11, 2019 | News
Home buyers are being warned of a fresh scam in which rogue developers are replacing extortionate leasehold charges with equally onerous restrictions on new build freehold properties.
by Rob | Dec 11, 2019 | News
The new septic tank and treatment plant general binding rules have changed so what are your responsibilities and how will this affect you if you’re thinking of selling your home?
by Rob | Dec 11, 2019 | News
Email communications could now be classed as a legally binding agreement following the conclusion of a landmark legal case this week.
by Rob | Dec 11, 2019 | News
I urge people to research these thoughtful and progressive ideas. There are not many men like Ron Hogg.
by Rob | Dec 11, 2019 | News
The owner of a £2.95m 30th floor apartment in The Heron (Barbican, London), is suing the building’s owners for £97,300 after he moved in to find that the property didn’t have good broadband.
by Rob | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Rightmove’s legacy is on the “brink of demise”, a new note to investors from a bank has said.
by Rob | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Official wording for reservation agreements has been drawn up by a sub-group of property experts and approved by the Government.
by Rob | Dec 9, 2019 | News
Wording for reservation agreements has been drawn up and looks set to be used in official trials.
by Rob | Dec 6, 2019 | News
Recent figures from two leading government organisations suggest property crime is increasing, so we asked the experts at the coal face to comment.
by Rob | Dec 6, 2019 | News
New research into gazumping shows that up to half of buyers have been gazumped and 40% have lost money after paying for surveys or legal work prior to exchange.
by Rob | Dec 6, 2019 | News
The Home Buying & Selling Group has worked with a cross-party group of industry representatives to nail down a version of the agreement which is due to be trialled next month.
by Rob | Dec 6, 2019 | News
A start-up aiming to give home buyers access to all the information on their move via an app is set to launch a pilot with several leading software providers – and through them law firms.
by Rob | Dec 5, 2019 | News
Conveyancing provider ULS Technology has revealed “a robust financial performance in a challenging housing market”.
by Rob | Dec 4, 2019 | News
There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case which has sent shockwaves through the industry.
by Rob | Dec 4, 2019 | News
A warning shot has been fired towards property professionals as the largest GDPR fine has been issued to a company in the sector.
by Rob | Dec 3, 2019 | News
An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they are interested in before making an offer.
by Rob | Dec 3, 2019 | News
This article is a personal opinion from the coalface on why we think agents find it difficult to get to speak to lawyers.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2019 | News
The intensification of property fraud and fake ID documents means that conveyancers are much more accountable when it comes to ensuring their clients are who they say they are.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2019 | News
Persimmon fatcat says he isn’t going to hand over freeholds at Bluebell Meadow.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2019 | News
Managing director and founder of Gazeal, Duncan Samuel, talks to Today’s Conveyancer about whether locking buyers and sellers in a legal binding agreement will help the homebuying sector.
