by Rob | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Thousands of buyers who used the Help to Buy equity loan scheme are facing a milestone anniversary which could prove costly.
by Rob | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess prices of properties in three areas – UK-wide, Greater London and Prime Central London.
by Rob | Mar 7, 2018 | News
One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models – an exercise which has included a detailed assessment of what lies behind Purplebricks’ explosion on to the UK market.
by Rob | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Crimestoppers is working with estate agencies and financial advisers as well as conveyancers in a bid to eliminate house buyers’ deposits being stolen.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2018 | News
Two Conveyancing centric law firms are pleased to announce their collaboration on the start of a brand-new training and development programme, designed to upscale and grow their own super conveyancers.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2018 | News
HM Land Registry has taken another step towards its aim to “make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper” for the general public.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2018 | News
An agent attempting to renew his firm’s registration for anti-money laundering supervision has called for much clearer guidance from HMRC.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2018 | News
Review of law firms finds most tackling money laundering risks, but some have more to do to meet new regulations.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2018 | News
Smaller firms could be priced out of conveyancing if a controversial ruling over a fraudulent property purchase is allowed to stand, the Court of Appeal heard last week.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2018 | News
HM Land Registry has insisted that requirements to confirm a client’s identity for a property transaction will not impose new liabilities on conveyancers – who are reminded in updated guidance that they face 10 years in prison if they provide false...
by Rob | Mar 2, 2018 | News
Six out of 50 firms visited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to review the sector’s compliance with new money laundering regulations have been referred to ‘disciplinary processes’, the regulator has revealed.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2018 | News
A well-known London law firm that let one of its partners use its client account as a banking facility, with millions of pounds going in and out, has been fined £35,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
by Rob | Mar 1, 2018 | News
House moves could be jeopardised tomorrow by Siberian weather conditions blown in by the Beast from the East.
by Rob | Mar 1, 2018 | News
A bank that relied on inaccurate information supplied by its borrower’s solicitor should not have won a negligence claim against her, because it failed to carry out its own checks, the Supreme Court has ruled.
by Rob | Feb 28, 2018 | News
New data has revealed that January saw a 37% increase in the number of people in search of a new home.
by Rob | Feb 27, 2018 | News
Traditional agents are being increasingly forced to step in to ensure that chains don’t collapse where sellers have chosen online firms – and are having to take the hit on higher costs of sales progression.
by Rob | Feb 27, 2018 | News
The government has announced new funding to help speed up decisions around planning and improve the pace of delivering quality new homes.
by Rob | Feb 27, 2018 | News
Personal injury lawyers, conveyancers and other solicitors who arrange or advise on insurance policies have been given a stay of execution from complying with new rules under a European directive that was due to come into force last Friday.
by Rob | Feb 26, 2018 | News
Last week saw the launch of an 8 week Law Commission’s call for evidence as part of the reform of Commonhold legislation.
by Rob | Feb 26, 2018 | News
A new property industry group made up of some of the sector’s biggest names is to explore the option of binding offers or reservations in order to reduce fall through rates and improve the home buying process.
