by Rob | Feb 2, 2018 | News
The BBC says it is to broadcast a special one-hour radio documentary this weekend investigating online estate agencies.
by Rob | Feb 2, 2018 | News
The Ministry of Justice will begin a £69 million refund scheme for people who may have overpaid when registering for a lasting power of attorney – but the move could cause problems for law firms.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2018 | News
Arrangements whereby a client is introduced to a conveyancer by an agent or broker through a third party panel manager have over the years become a major feature of the property industry.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2018 | News
PropTech companies Gazeal and GetMeMoving have teamed up in a partnership which they claim goes some way to meeting the government’s ambition to make the conveyancing and house moving processes quicker, easier and cheaper.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2018 | News
The Law Society is seeking to intervene in a case that has far-reaching implications for solicitors acting in property transactions.
by Rob | Jan 31, 2018 | News
The head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that a major cyber attack on the UK before the end of the decade is likely.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2018 | News
A former conveyancer who allowed mortgage monies to be transferred to conmen has been denied a route back into the profession after five years of sanctions.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2018 | News
The creation of a public register showing exactly who owns UK property via offshore companies could be a criminals’ charter, handing the underworld a ‘hit’ list of where celebrities and the ultra-wealthy live.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2018 | News
Residential transactions in England and Wales fell by nearly 15% last year, new Land Registry figures suggest.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
The government has given its support to Land Registry proposals to increase the digitalisation of its services, with changes coming into effect as soon as April 6 this year.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
A court has decided that a vendor did not have to pay a fee after his agents allegedly failed to tell him they were selling a flat across the road for almost £50,000 more.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
Recent research has revealed that a conveyancer’s reputation will come before cost when it comes to choosing a provider.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
An unqualified fee-earner who stole £569,000 from one of the country’s biggest conveyancing firms, and worked at other firms under different names before being sent to prison, has been banned from working in the profession.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge that campaigners hoped would slash the cost of extending a lease.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2018 | News
Licensed conveyancers have been told not to fear publishing reviews on their websites as it will drive out property law ‘dabblers’.
by Rob | Jan 26, 2018 | News
A partner at Carter Jonas says that the next 12 months could see stagnation in the market and as a result “a shake-out with some estate agents facing branch closures.”
by Rob | Jan 26, 2018 | News
A significant number of estate agency businesses would struggle to pass an anti-money laundering spot check, while nearly a quarter could be breaking the law because they don’t have an AML officer in place.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2018 | News
A law firm’s reputation counts for more than cost in choosing a conveyancer, according to what the Solicitors Regulation Authority today hails as the largest-ever behavioural trial on price and decision-making in legal services.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2018 | News
Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by the Court of Appeal.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2018 | News
The Court of Appeal has ruled against Mundy in the long-running case regarding leasehold extensions.
