by Rob | Dec 2, 2019 | News
The total number of properties subject to a rentcharge, according to freedom of information request data obtained from HM Land Registry currently stands at 1,056,592.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2019 | News
With new directives coming into force and little guidance for firms on compliance, even anti-money laundering experts are struggling to stay on top, as a Law Society conference heard last week.
by Rob | Nov 29, 2019 | News
A consortium has been formed that aims to speed up the home buying and selling process and improve transparency via mobile banking.
by Rob | Nov 29, 2019 | News
One of the UK’s leading banks and lenders, Natwest, has teamed up with a network of experts in the property sector to further develop blockchain and distributed ledger technology to create a seamless mortgage to home buying experience.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2019 | News
Housing lawyers have called an emergency meeting to discuss an influential human rights group’s work on resolving disputes amid growing concerns that the proposals could leave them out in the cold.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2019 | News
Solicitors will have an ‘incredibly short’ time to get to grips with new rules on money laundering before regulations implementing the latest anti-money laundering regime come into force.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2019 | News
Fewer than 20% of home buyers use an online conveyancer, although the majority use the internet to find their property.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2019 | News
Solicitors acting for Chinese individuals in asset purchases should be aware that their clients are almost certainly breaching domestic law – probably by laundering the proceeds of crime in the UK.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2019 | News
The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-resident foreign buyers of British properties could have a silver lining for domestic purchasers.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2019 | News
The National Landlords Association has hit out at both the Labour and Conservative manifestos.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The Conservative party will implement plans to ban the selling of houses as leasehold tenancies and slash new ground rents to zero, it was confirmed today.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The property transaction involving a £1.08 million barn conversion in Oxfordshire fell through in 2017 and is currently making its way through court after the potential buyers, have sued the sellers for “false, misleading and/or inaccurate pre-contact...
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The majority (80%) of all homeowners are looking for the Government to create legislation preventing gazumping and gazundering.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (new rulebook – Standards and Regulations – comes into force today, with experts highlighting several areas of significant change and opportunity for firms.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2019 | News
The biggest overhaul of legal services regulation in over a decade comes into force this week – with far-reaching consequences for solicitors.
by Rob | Nov 22, 2019 | News
Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty should it win next month’s General Election.
by Rob | Nov 21, 2019 | News
A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping.
by Rob | Nov 21, 2019 | News
The Liberal Democrats have proposed linking Stamp Duty to the energy rating of a property as the party sets out its election manifesto.
by Rob | Nov 21, 2019 | News
The National House-Building Council has announced a number of technical standards set to be launched in 2020.
