by Rob | Oct 11, 2019 | News
Homeowners are angry and worried after finding out their new freehold properties they purchased is riddled with restrictive covenants and rent charges.
by Rob | Oct 10, 2019 | News
The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could ‘ruin’ the estate agency industry.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2019 | News
The modern method of auction is sometimes called a conditional auction, giving bidders time to assemble their finances before going ahead with their purchase.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2019 | News
Homebuyers/sellers in the UK may have to shop around more to get the best deal on conveyancing due to record high moving costs across the country.
by Rob | Oct 8, 2019 | News
Private sales treaties will simply be unable to deliver sales between now and the end of this year, anxious vendors are being told.
by Rob | Oct 8, 2019 | News
Reputation and trust are more important than price to clients when it comes to choosing a law firm to help them with a legal matter.
by Rob | Oct 8, 2019 | News
Law firms attracting the highest number of complaints to the Legal Ombudsman could find themselves in a published annual review of their performance under new plans floated by the complaints handler.
by Rob | Oct 7, 2019 | News
A new platform allowing sellers to compare local estate agents, including their quotes for selling the property and their valuations, is crowd-funding.
by Rob | Oct 7, 2019 | News
A National Leasehold Campaign report warns conveyancers that 89% of leaseholders were not properly advised by their solicitor on what they were buying.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2019 | News
Local searches, which form an essential part of conveyancers role during a home buying process, could be compromised as Councils has reported that UK Local Authorities are fending off 800 cyber attacks every hour.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2019 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to look at who and what should be regulated as it earmarks an active role in the emerging legal technology industry.
by Rob | Oct 3, 2019 | News
Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction.
by Rob | Oct 3, 2019 | News
The Legal Ombudsman could start publishing its full decisions, as well as annual reviews of the most complained-about lawyers and firms, under plans to improve the quality of information it makes available.
by Rob | Oct 1, 2019 | News
Letting agents would have the challenge of greatly reduced stock if Section 21 – the so-called no-fault eviction process – is abolished as the Government proposes.
by Rob | Oct 1, 2019 | News
There is evidence that the transparency requirements placed on conveyancers is encouraging consumers to shop around without any sign of a ‘race to the bottom’ on prices, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers has found.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2019 | News
Current indications are that not all estate agents are making their referral fee arrangements more transparent.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2019 | News
Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning regulations aimed at the creation of more homes.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2019 | News
The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place next month.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2019 | News
Property fraud has become a major problem across the country as research has revealed the UK Land Registry has received twice as many property fraud claims that they are able to prevent since 2009.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2019 | News
The gap between the price paid for freehold and leasehold property has reached the widest margin since the property market recovery in 2011.
