by Rob | Aug 14, 2018 | News
A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions.
by Rob | Aug 14, 2018 | News
In the vast majority of property sales only one agent is instructed and their contractual right to a commission fee is not disputed.
by Rob | Aug 14, 2018 | News
Through a new remortgage product, Tesco remortgage customers are being offered a cashback amount ranging from £250-£1000 or they can take advantage of a free conveyancing service.
by Rob | Aug 13, 2018 | News
Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty.
by Rob | Aug 13, 2018 | News
First-time buyers are now paying £209,000 to get on the housing ladder – a 21% hike over the last ten years.
by Rob | Aug 13, 2018 | News
The UK housing market is a “bubble on a bubble” – and property prices, reported this morning to average over £302,000, are over-valued by around 12%.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2018 | News
A recent joint memorandum made by various sections of the Northern Irish property professionals has indicated that improved communication is important to ensure a smooth and swift home buying experience.
by Rob | Aug 9, 2018 | News
A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty on house sales – the latest pressure on the government to reform the system.
by Rob | Aug 9, 2018 | News
PEXA, or Property Exchange Australia, is a national platform designed to vastly improve the experience of owning and transacting property in Australia.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2018 | News
One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2018 | News
The Legal Services Board has approved new rules proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority requiring law firms to publish prices.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2018 | News
A solicitor who shot to prominence on The Apprentice has secured a further £344,000 investment in the app she has developed to help law firms communicate more effectively with clients.
by Rob | Aug 7, 2018 | News
Regulators have once again reminded law firms that they cannot act as an effective bank account for clients wanting a safe space to hold money.
by Rob | Aug 6, 2018 | News
Exchanging a chain of eight properties is like putting eight medium sized jigsaws together (i.e. the pre exchange process) in order for those eight medium sized jigsaws to make one large jigsaw (i.e. when all of the parties are actually ready to exchange).
by Rob | Aug 6, 2018 | News
One of the ‘big five’ conveyancing law firms is aiming for more market share and remortgage work as part of efforts to steady its struggling parent company.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2018 | News
The Law Commission have made recommendations for HM Land Registry – will the changes to conveyancing stop fraud, or just make the process slower?
by Rob | Aug 3, 2018 | News
Purplebricks is with-holding commission from Local Property Experts because of breaches of anti-money laundering rules.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2018 | News
Licensed conveyancers have moved a step closer to having to display their fees and indicative timescales upfront.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2018 | News
Nearly one in three estate agents do not even know if they have an anti-money laundering process in place, and just 16% are confident that they fully understand their legal obligations.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2018 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements.
