by Rob | Jan 13, 2019 | News
With uncertainty looming over Brexit (or not), how the housing market will perform in 2019 is far from clear cut.
by Rob | Jan 10, 2019 | News
Some 59 per cent of people have lied while selling a home and 46 per cent have lied when trying to buy, according to new research.
by Rob | Jan 10, 2019 | News
The head of a property management company says conveyancers must do more to ensure buyers of leasehold properties fully understand the implications of their choice of home.
by Rob | Jan 10, 2019 | News
The Leasehold Advisory Service have appointed Wanda Goldwag, the current Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints within the Legal Ombudsman, as Interim Chair.
by Rob | Jan 10, 2019 | News
The voluntary capped costs pilot runs from Monday for two years for cases valued up to £250,000 in certain business and property courts.
by Rob | Jan 9, 2019 | News
Landlords and agents could be inadvertently granting assured tenancies rather than the Assured Shorthold Tenancies they had intended.
by Rob | Jan 9, 2019 | News
In a detailed 50-page response to the Law Commission consultation, Leasehold home ownership: Buying your freehold or extending your lease, CILEx said 76% of members surveyed believe that landlords are treated more favourably than leaseholders under the current...
by Rob | Jan 9, 2019 | News
A conveyancing solicitor who fixed property deals for mortgage fraudsters has been jailed for seven years.
by Rob | Jan 8, 2019 | News
The three five-year policy objectives include, that regulators have appropriate frameworks for continuing assurance of professional competence throughout the careers of the people they regulate.
by Rob | Jan 8, 2019 | News
A retired couple trying to sell their property in an online raffle have been forced to remove the competition and refund entrants.
by Rob | Jan 7, 2019 | News
These changes are not substantive. They are made in recognition of the new provisions in the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 and are intended to become effective from 1 April 2019.
by Rob | Jan 7, 2019 | News
Unnecessarily complicated’ planning law has been earmarked for simplification and codification in the latest move to create a distinct separate corpus of law governing Wales.
by Rob | Dec 28, 2018 | News
Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of England.
by Rob | Dec 24, 2018 | News
Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a year ago.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2018 | News
Rightmove’s December property index has found that two consecutive and significant property price drops has meant that properties are now £10,000 cheaper than they were three months ago.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2018 | News
A solicitor who regularly overcharged clients for search fees and transferred money from client to office account without their consent has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2018 | News
The Scottish Government has proposed raising the levy on its version of the Stamp Duty surcharge, the Additional Dwelling Supplement, for purchases of additional properties, from 3% to 4%.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2018 | News
From 1 January 2019, The Property Ombudsman will be approved by RICS to provide Alternative Dispute Resolution on all surveying services provided to consumers.
by Rob | Dec 14, 2018 | News
Large firms are dominating the conveyancing sector as their smaller competitors fall victim to market consolidation, analysis of Land Registry data suggests.
by Rob | Dec 13, 2018 | News
Best Practice scheme helps law firms mitigate risk, increase compliance and reduce professional indemnity insurance premiums.
