by Rob | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Three sets of estate agents were instructed to market a property by people who did not own it. All three agents apparently took the property on to their books.
by Rob | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference. But if the government next week unveils populist policies ahead of a General Election, expect reform of SDLT to be high on the list.
by Rob | Sep 26, 2019 | News
Norwich City Council is calling on the Government to abolish Section 21 – so-called ‘no fault evictions’.
by Rob | Sep 26, 2019 | News
HMLR has not met its target to reduce the number of requests for information that it has to send to law firms that have submitted incomplete or inaccurate information.
by Rob | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Simon Hayes has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HM Land Registry.
by Rob | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Mortgage fraud has increased by 5% in the opening half of 2019 when compared with the second half of 2018 because of dishonest borrowers lying on their mortgage applications.
by Rob | Sep 24, 2019 | News
Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in November.
by Rob | Sep 23, 2019 | News
Reluctant buyers and sellers are getting ready to pounce on the property market following a definitive Brexit outcome according to a recent survey.
by Rob | Sep 23, 2019 | News
A survey of home-buyers has issued a “resounding indictment” of the lack of information provided by their lawyers and rising concern about developers forcing them to use recommended solicitors.
by Rob | Sep 20, 2019 | News
The Government launched a consultation in July that set out plans to scrap Section 21 notices and improve Section 8 eviction grounds.
by Rob | Sep 20, 2019 | News
The accusation was delivered yesterday in written submissions to the Supreme Court by former prime minister Sir John Major claiming that Johnson had not told the truth.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2019 | News
A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and mortgage information, it has been revealed.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2019 | News
Nationwide Building Society has invested in Bunk, a new digital lettings agency.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2019 | News
A huge number of homeowners whose homes border railway tracks have complained to Network Rail for failing to control the proliferation and spread of Japanese Knotweed.
by Rob | Sep 18, 2019 | News
A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very little before purchasing a property.
by Rob | Sep 18, 2019 | News
The Commons Select Committee has deemed the value of Help to Buy to be uncertain following a fairly critical report.
by Rob | Sep 17, 2019 | News
New housing minister Esther McVey has said that although there have been nine housing ministers in nine years, all have been united to deliver the homes that she claims Britain needs.
by Rob | Sep 17, 2019 | News
Is there a real appetite for ‘shopping’ among law firms and clients wedded to traditional consumer habits?
by Rob | Sep 13, 2019 | News
ARLA Propertymark boss David Cox has urged letting agents to respond to the consultation on repealing Section 21 – something he warned could “break the industry”.
by Rob | Sep 13, 2019 | News
The cost of moving home has hit a record high – but estate agents cannot be blamed for the hike.
