by Rob | Aug 2, 2018 | News
Efforts to persuade legal services consumers to shop around for their lawyer appear to be making little headway.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2018 | News
Regulators have begun a major review of reporting requirements for firms dealing with suspected misconduct by their employees.
by Rob | Aug 1, 2018 | News
New research shows that the top desire is action to prevent gazumping.
by Rob | Aug 1, 2018 | News
Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and chartered surveyors are suffering as the housing market becomes increasingly challenging.
by Rob | Aug 1, 2018 | News
The Law Commission’s recommendations to reform leasehold are little more than window dressing, a prominent campaigner has claimed.
by Rob | Aug 1, 2018 | News
More than 121,000 first-time buyers have had a boost from the Stamp Duty exemption in the first seven months of the relief, HMRC figures show.
by Rob | Aug 1, 2018 | News
Typically, it’s because of an historically sceptical attitude towards the benefits of technology and how it is implemented.
by Rob | Jul 31, 2018 | News
Falling sales and poor price growth could push those who used the Government’s Help to Buy scheme into negative equity, it has been warned.
by Rob | Jul 30, 2018 | News
Young people struggling to buy their first home should be offered loans by the government to help them pay the deposit, according to a new report.
by Rob | Jul 30, 2018 | News
Rightmove has been warned not to squeeze agents too hard.
by Rob | Jul 30, 2018 | News
Foxtons this morning reported pre-tax losses of £2.5m in the first half of this year, after sales revenue plunged £17.2m – down 23%.
by Rob | Jul 30, 2018 | News
A new inquiry has been launched into leasehold flats and houses by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.Do existing proposals go far enough in the way of reform?
by Rob | Jul 30, 2018 | News
Estate agents in breach of anti-money laundering requirements now face not only being fined but having to pay a ‘penalty administration charge’.
by Rob | Jul 27, 2018 | News
The dismissal of an estate agent’s claim for a fee by a county court judge came after a very different decision by the Property Ombudsman. TPO yesterday evening said there was ‘ongoing confusion’ about agents’ entitlement to fees.
by Rob | Jul 27, 2018 | News
The Government wants to hear from sales and letting agents, and is in particular looking at the quality of EPCs; their availability; and whether they encourage action to improve energy efficiency.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2018 | News
Criminals are increasingly targeting law firms as a means to steal tens of millions from businesses and the wider public.
by Rob | Jul 25, 2018 | News
Almost 2,500 estate and letting agency firms have gone bust in the last five years.
by Rob | Jul 25, 2018 | News
Conveyancers would come under a new statutory duty to check the identity of clients and make indemnity payments to the Land Registry if they failed to take reasonable care, under proposals from the Law Commission.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2018 | News
HM Land Registry could recover millions of pounds from conveyancers who fail to take reasonable steps to verify their clients’ identities under Law Commission recommendations to reform the Land Registration Act.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2018 | News
The Law Commission has unveiled proposals that it claims could stop property fraudsters in their tracks and improve conveyancing at the same time.
