by Rob | Nov 14, 2019 | News
Courts can set aside government regulations that are incompatible with human rights legislation, the Supreme Court ruled in a case that stemmed from challenges to the 2013 housing benefit changes widely labelled the ‘bedroom tax’.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2019 | News
“My view is that conveyancing standards are at an all-time low, certainly in the 20 years that I have been in the Profession and I see no signs of improvement.”
by Rob | Nov 12, 2019 | News
An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions.
by Rob | Nov 12, 2019 | News
ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents, conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched its own review platform.
by Rob | Nov 11, 2019 | News
The proposed implementation of Reservation Agreements has been high on the Government’s agenda in a bid to reduce the risk of fall throughs across England and Wales.
by Rob | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Businesses submitted almost half a million suspicious activity reports (SARs) in 2018-19 – but the majority of reports regarding potential money laundering were never referred to law enforcement.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2019 | News
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of what a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would mean for the housing market.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2019 | News
A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever in London where buyers will not have to pay ground rent.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2019 | News
A ban on second homes in a popular seaside town has backfired, a new report claims.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2019 | News
A prominent firm of estate agents has been fined £30,000 after failing to tell buyers “critical information” about the property’s Grenfell Tower style cladding until after the sale.
by Rob | Nov 6, 2019 | News
A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group.
by Rob | Nov 6, 2019 | News
A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction – effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without first securing planning consent.
by Rob | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Following a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Government has called a halt to fracking – shale gas extraction – in England amid fears about earthquakes.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
Two out of every three current buyers and sellers have experienced a previous fall-through in the past 12 months, research claims.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
The NAEA and ARLA have produced an election manifesto which manages not to mention Brexit.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs – the single biggest reason why transactions collapse, according to a new survey.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General Election – and they want the next government to intervene in the industry in a big way.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
Over half of home buyers and sellers believe Boris Johnson does not consider the housing sector to be a Governmental priority as he heads out on his campaign to win the December 12th election.
by Rob | Nov 5, 2019 | News
Fraudsters have targeted the Financial Conduct Authority by cloning one of their authorised and approved firms, GE Capital Limited.
by Rob | Nov 4, 2019 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority briefs law firms’ compliance officers about how to comply with the latest regulations on topics ranging from cybercrime to sexual harassment.
