by Rob | Feb 27, 2019 | News
Following the news that Housing Secretary James Brokenshire is considering removing the Government’s coveted Help to Buy scheme from Persimmon PLC, shares in the company fell by almost 5% on Monday.
by Rob | Feb 27, 2019 | News
Since GDPR came into force eight months ago over, official regulators have been notified that over 59,000 GDPR data breaches have taken place across the EU.
by Rob | Feb 27, 2019 | News
Derelict, uninhabitable properties have never looked so appealing for property investors as a recent ruling means that additional property bought in terrible conditions could bypass the current excess stamp duty land tax surcharge of 3%.
by Rob | Feb 26, 2019 | News
A new conveyancing ‘powerhouse’ has been created by the merger of the two biggest players – My Home Move and The Simplify Group.
by Rob | Feb 26, 2019 | News
More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers – the Bold Legal Conference – taking place on the same day as the annual awards on October 18.
by Rob | Feb 26, 2019 | News
Home building juggernauts, Persimmon, are being placed under the governmental microscope and could lose their right to sell Help to Buy homes when their current contract expires in 2021.
by Rob | Feb 25, 2019 | News
The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups – My Home Move and The Simplify Group – today announced that they are combining to create a conveyancing powerhouse which will be the standout market leader.
by Rob | Feb 25, 2019 | News
Sadiq Khan, has launched a new guide for leaseholders while at the same time stepping up his calls on ministers to overhaul the system of leasehold for home buyers in the capital.
by Rob | Feb 25, 2019 | News
As law firms and clients wise up to fraud, the cyber criminals are having to find new avenues to use their old scamming tricks to intercept money transfers.
by Rob | Feb 22, 2019 | News
The SRA is to publish a report on its disciplinary track record in the aftermath of a high-profile failed prosecution and long-running concerns about the apparently disproportionate number of minority ethnic solicitors appearing before the tribunal, its new chair has...
by Rob | Feb 21, 2019 | News
National firm Simpson Millar has set up a team within its professional negligence department to handle potential actions against solicitors who failed to warn leasehold clients of damaging clauses relating to issues such as ground rents and permissions for...
by Rob | Feb 20, 2019 | News
The government has awarded grants totalling over £6.4m to 18 legal artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics projects.
by Rob | Feb 19, 2019 | News
Leaseholders struggling to sell homes because of ground rent liabiltiies are increasingly looking at the legal advice they received when they bought the property to see if they can claim compensation.
by Rob | Feb 19, 2019 | News
House buyers will have just 14 days in which to pay their Stamp Duty Land Tax bill from the end of next week.
by Rob | Feb 19, 2019 | News
The average conveyancing case involves over 130 documents and 300 emails between clients and agents or lawyers. UNU Group’s new helpline offers support for those buying or selling property to help demystify the legal process.
by Rob | Feb 19, 2019 | News
The Law Society’s toughened up code for completion, which comes into force on 1 May, has divided opinion among conveyancers.
by Rob | Feb 19, 2019 | News
Housing minister Heather Wheeler is coming under mounting fire after apparently blaming home buyers for lumbering themselves with their own leasehold ‘nightmares’.
by Rob | Feb 16, 2019 | News
With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on referral fees to reservation agreements being made compulsory – now is the perfect time to get in touch with conveyancing guru Rob Hailstone.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2019 | News
One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2019 | News
Following the government’s vague promise to increase Stamp Duty Land Tax with a surcharge placed on properties bought by foreign investors during the Conservative Party Conference in October last year, the changes are about to come into force following a consultation...
