by Rob | Aug 17, 2017 | News
The consumer watchdog has warned the SRA to be ‘realistic’ about how full an understanding people are likely to have of the risks associated with further measures to free up the legal services market.
by Rob | Aug 16, 2017 | News
We bring you the very first in our new series of question and answer videos, with industry professionals.
by Rob | Aug 16, 2017 | News
I want to talk to you about solicitors practising in unauthorised businesses.
by Rob | Aug 16, 2017 | News
A legal services comparison site, billed as the law’s equivalent to Compare The Market, has been acquired by a comparison site for home movers.
by Rob | Aug 15, 2017 | News
Recent research has indicated that the majority of businesses have not fully prepared for the implementation of the GDPR.
by Rob | Aug 14, 2017 | News
A solicitor has been struck off after he bought his home and his firm’s office for £1.3m but dishonestly declared he had paid only £265,000 altogether, in order to avoid paying over £50,000 in stamp duty land tax (SDLT).
by Rob | Aug 12, 2017 | News
A couple who wanted to turf out their tenant were instead forced to give him cheap rent for life because of little known laws dating back 92 years.
by Rob | Aug 11, 2017 | News
A new consumer awareness campaign has been launched, aimed at educating the public about property fraud.
by Rob | Aug 11, 2017 | News
Police are investigating allegations that people who used a quick-sale firm to sell their homes lost thousands of pounds and were only given a fraction of the money they were due.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
The number of mortgage repossession claims is creeping up again after a lengthy period of stability, new figures show.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Action could be taken against law firms that fail to report clients subject to financial sanctions, the Treasury has confirmed.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Almost six in ten property law firms say that cyber crime poses a big threat when handling property transactions – but only a minority have done much about it.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
A new Data Protection Bill will implement the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation into UK law.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Lawyers are among those who could face prosecution if they fail to report information that could undermine UK financial sanctions, after a change to the law that came into force this week.
by Rob | Aug 10, 2017 | News
The Treasury yesterday finally published an update on progress with the recommendations of the Insurance Fraud Taskforce, showing that the possibility of increasing the fining power of the Solicitors Regulation Authority remains on the agenda.
by Rob | Aug 9, 2017 | News
The Government has poured cold water over industry speculation that Help to Buy could be phased out or significantly modified between now and its official end in 2020.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2017 | News
Property developer Countryside Properties has agreed to buy back some of the freeholds it sold to investor E&J Estates.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2017 | News
Countrywide would be well placed to trial English-style Home Reports, the managing director of one of the estate agency’s Scottish surveyor brands has claimed.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2017 | News
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued a statement amid reports that the scheme was set to be scrapped soon. Since its launch in 2013 it has helped more than 120,000 buyers.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2017 | News
HM Land Registry have claimed that the days of mortgage deeds being confined to paper may be drawing to a close.
