by Rob | Mar 21, 2018 | News
A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from getting the best deals and even causing house sales to collapse.”
by Rob | Mar 21, 2018 | News
New Land Registry data shows an increasing decline in transactions.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2018 | News
Law firms have responded positively to requirements to appoint executives to oversee anti-money laundering provisions.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2018 | News
A Manchester-based property investment firm is claiming to be the first company in Britain to record an online exchange of a property using the Blockchain technology.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2018 | News
A fifth of those buying leaseholds do not recall their solicitors giving them key information such as the length of the lease remaining, service charges and ground rent, according to research commissioned by the SRA.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2018 | News
A single ‘get-rich-quick’ investment scheme that goes bad could wipe out the £48m compensation fund, the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority warned.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2018 | News
Three-quarters of people who buy or sell a home are happy with the conveyancing services they receive, according to research published by the solicitors’ regulator.
by Rob | Mar 16, 2018 | News
What makes a good solicitor?
by Rob | Mar 16, 2018 | News
Using Section 21 to evict a tenant is no longer the fastest way for a landlord needing to possess a property, an eviction specialist claims.
by Rob | Mar 14, 2018 | News
Estate agents using My Home Move for conveyancing can now track the progress of transactions online using a new dedicated eWay portal.
by Rob | Mar 14, 2018 | News
Sellers are almost evenly split in their experiences of estate agents, with 48% having had no problems, but 47% having had at least one issue.
by Rob | Mar 14, 2018 | News
A conveyancing service provider has developed a new online service for property professionals which aims can transform working relationships in the property industry.
by Rob | Mar 13, 2018 | News
Chancellor Phillip Hammond claims over 60,000 first time buyers have already benefitted from the stamp duty relief he announced at his November Budget.
by Rob | Mar 13, 2018 | News
A critic of the conveyancing process has accused a law firm’s charge of £95 for “exchange and completion within five working days” of being “scandalous” and “a rip off”.
by Rob | Mar 13, 2018 | News
A lawyer has warned that estate agents trying to offload their anti-money laundering responsibilities via outsourcing to a third party will not succeed.
by Rob | Mar 12, 2018 | News
A consumer has been left almost £600,000 out of pocket after falling victim to a conveyancing scam.
by Rob | Mar 12, 2018 | News
HM Land Registry has revealed that it is seeking solicitors’ opinions on reforming CON29 searches as it begins the process of migrating local land charges information in England into a central digital database.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2018 | News
Steven Porter, whose legal firm is representing client P&P Properties in property fraud appeal case heard last week, says it’s the only way to square the circle.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2018 | News
A group of property professionals, among them a number of estate agents, has devised a new system designed to speed up property transactions that has led to the completed sale and purchase of a house in just four weeks.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2018 | News
Research into the future of artificial intelligence undertaken by a host of academic and industry experts has warned of a ‘clear and present danger’ that terrorists could harness the technology to carry out driverless car crashes and cyber-attacks.
