by Rob | Oct 10, 2017 | News
Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s Budget on November 22.
by Rob | Oct 10, 2017 | News
An internet conveyancing platform last week completed what it claimed was the first property to be digitally exchanged online and moved instantly to a live blockchain.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2017 | News
Conservative MP John Stevenson is the latest to throw his weight behind switching the burden of stamp duty from the buyer to the seller.Conservative MP John Stevenson is the latest to throw his weight behind switching the burden of stamp duty from the buyer to the...
by Rob | Oct 9, 2017 | News
Stamp Duty changes for those set to buy a home in Wales have recently been announced.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2017 | News
A conveyancers fee is applied in respect of the work the conveyancing lawyer undertakes in analysing all the data that is obtained on behalf of the client and for providing advice to the client accordingly.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2017 | News
A consumer group for homeowners has taken a strong stance on the Government’s leasehold consultation.
by Rob | Oct 9, 2017 | News
The SRA wants everyone to join in and is planning to make it compulsory – killing the innovation it seeks to engender.
by Rob | Oct 6, 2017 | News
A business couple are suing a pensioner who sold them a luxury seaside house over claims she let Japanese knotweed invade their garden from her land next door.
by Rob | Oct 6, 2017 | News
The Prime Minister has announced that a further £2 billion will be invested in affordable housing.
by Rob | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Tax relief changes coupled with rent controls could trigger the next property crash.
by Rob | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Theresa May has vowed to “get Government back in the business of building houses” after making an additional £2bn available to build affordable housing.
by Rob | Oct 5, 2017 | News
The annual Government Counter Fraud Awards recognise exceptional achievement and innovation in fighting fraud in the public sector.
by Rob | Oct 5, 2017 | News
The decision reached in Brabners v The Commissioners for HMRC has caused a stir in the conveyancing industry.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Andy Knee has left as chief executive of Legal Marking Services (LMS) after 18 years at the firm.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Many homeowners have suffered outrageous exploitation by increasingly unscrupulous freeholders.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
The market for blockchain-backed ‘smart contracts’ should grow quickly, according to a partner at a global law firm, who is already working with the emerging technology.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Huge changes in Stamp Duty payable by house buyers in Wales have been announced.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Over the next ten years, blockchain will be one of the key disruptors of the property industry.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
A number of lenders made changes to their Handbook last month. Perhaps not surprisingly some focused on changes to leasehold requirements.
by Rob | Oct 4, 2017 | News
This case shows, the costs of going to litigation can be high. The case does also, however, give conveyancers an insight as to how the Court of Appeal might interpret the kind of provisions commonly found in plot sales of properties on housing estates.
