by Rob | Nov 30, 2017 | News
The Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Tiuta International Limited (in Liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd [2017] UKSC 2016/0156.
by Rob | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Philip Hammond’s Budget has failed to deliver the “bold” changes that were needed to fix Britain’s housing crisis, the head of the National Housing Federation has said.
by Rob | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Settled is introducing a deposit scheme which it claims will assist sellers and buyers reach completion faster, “helping to speed up the legal stage of the sale by up to 50 per cent.”
by Rob | Nov 29, 2017 | News
A new DIY online estate agency has thrown down the gauntlet to the high street amid some mystery, as it launched this week, charging sellers £65 and with over 300 ‘qualified experts’ nationwide.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2017 | News
Millennials will not have worse pensions than baby boomers, a report has claimed, but only if they get on the housing ladder in time to have paid off their mortgage by retirement.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2017 | News
The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider economy leading to more nervous purchasers.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2017 | News
Estate agents selling new-builds on behalf of developers could be held liable for claims of up to £50,000 from disgruntled buyers when a new code of conduct launches this week.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2017 | News
On the 19th October, HM Land Registry (HMLR) started its stakeholder consultation on Leasehold Restrictions with a conference in London where speakers such as ARMA, The Law Society and the CA got to put their case.
by Rob | Nov 28, 2017 | News
New research shows that new build homes made up less than 14% of total property sales in England and Wales during 2016.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2017 | News
Estate and letting agents in the UK are six months away from the introduction of the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
by Rob | Nov 27, 2017 | News
More work could land on conveyancing solicitors’ desks following the abolition of SDLT for first-time buyers purchasing homes.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2017 | News
Remortgaging was pushed to an eight year high last month as borrowers looked to lock in deals ahead of November’s interest rate rise, and as growth in other forms of credit cooled.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three per cent stamp duty surcharge.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
Warnings that the Budget Stamp Duty announcement could cause house prices to rise have been dismissed by the Government.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
A consumer watchdog has urged regulators not to be deterred from reversing lawyers’ ‘cultural resistance’ to price transparency.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
A consumer watchdog has urged regulators not to be deterred from reversing lawyers’ ‘cultural resistance’ to price transparency.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
Developers all over the country have been quietly exempting buyers of all income streams in recent months.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
First time buyers will benefit from the Government’s decision to abolish stamp duty even if house prices rise, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2017 | News
Profits have decreased at half of UK law firms and the collective debt held by the top 100 firms has reached £4.3 billion – a 14% increase from last year.
by Rob | Nov 23, 2017 | News
As part of a raft of measures to boost home-building the Chancellor has announced – as hinted – a cut in stamp duty for those buying a home for the first time.
