by Rob | May 30, 2019 | News
City firm Gateley was in breach of contract and negligent in its advice to a property dealer who sought to redevelop land in Nottingham, according to the High Court judgment in Moda International Brands v Gateley LLP & Gateley Plc.
by Rob | May 30, 2019 | News
The number of active conveyancing firms in England and Wales has dropped below 4,000 for the first time.
by Rob | May 29, 2019 | News
A new law firm is launching a service that guarantees speedy conveyancing or no fees.
by Rob | May 29, 2019 | News
Following the announcement that authorised push payment fraud had increased by 93% in a year to £354 million in 2018, a number of banks have signed up to an elective refund scheme which has now taken effect.
by Rob | May 28, 2019 | News
A State-backed national estate agency could be launched by a Corbyn government.
by Rob | May 28, 2019 | News
New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home.
by Rob | May 28, 2019 | News
A comprehensive survey into the buy-to-let sector has found that almost half of landlords are looking to sell all or most of their buy-to-let portfolio if Section 21, ‘no fault’ evictions are abolished.
by Rob | May 27, 2019 | News
Simply Conveyancing customers can now ask Alexa, questions and queries about their conveyancing transaction.
by Rob | May 24, 2019 | News
The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and transparent to consumers.
by Rob | May 24, 2019 | News
The increasing burden on the compensation fund has been brought into focus by figures showing near-record demand for payouts.
by Rob | May 23, 2019 | News
Gazeal will be releasing a series of free webinars for conveyancers on the Gazeal product via the Bold Legal Group website shortly.
by Rob | May 23, 2019 | News
Lawyers must take a tougher stance on money laundering and be better self-regulators.
by Rob | May 22, 2019 | News
A home buyer has been awarded £50,000 compensation plus costs of up to £90,000 after a surveyor failed to spot Japanese knotweed growing in the garden of the £1.2m property.
by Rob | May 22, 2019 | News
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee said in a new report that other invasive plants do not have the same effect and points out that lenders in Europe do not adopt the same stance.
by Rob | May 22, 2019 | News
The prevalence of the solicitor estate agent in Scotland means buyers and sellers are able to get expert legal and market advice from solicitors and property managers in one place and earlier in the process.
by Rob | May 22, 2019 | News
The Legal Services Board has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s application in full to change a number of the regulatory arrangements in the Standards and Regulations that are set to come into force on November 25th 2019.
by Rob | May 21, 2019 | News
Almost two thirds of industry experts believe that current legislation regarding money laundering is robust and improving. However, it is clear that improvements are still needed.
by Rob | May 20, 2019 | News
Scottish properties are selling 28% faster than those in England and Wales.
by Rob | May 20, 2019 | News
It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader – and thus Prime Minister – is elected by members over the coming months.
by Rob | May 20, 2019 | News
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have officially become the first property law firm in the UK to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system.
