by Rob | Jul 31, 2017 | News
Conveyancers have hit back at suggestions they should have prevented the scandal of new homes being sold as leasehold properties with rapidly escalating ground rents, which the government announced plans to ban last week.
by Rob | Jul 28, 2017 | News
A south-east law firm has urged the government to take action over the appointment of ‘pet solicitors’ by developers when reforming the leasehold market.
by Rob | Jul 28, 2017 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set out its new three-year strategy, affirming its focus on high professional standards set in the public interest.
by Rob | Jul 27, 2017 | News
Recent research has indicated a sharp increase in the number of law firms being the target of scammers during the past year.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2017 | News
Conveyancers have been warned not to sacrifice quality over quantity after latest sector research shows fewer solicitors are dealing with a rising number of transactions.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2017 | News
The Government consultation on leasehold reform drops a hint that the Government may intervene to help existing leaseholders – triggering speculation that it could lead to a mis-selling compensation scenario on a similar scale to that of the payment protection...
by Rob | Jul 26, 2017 | News
More property transactions and fewer people doing the work have increased conveyancers’ caseloads, but amid mounting pressure their productivity has grown by nearly 70% since 2012, according to a survey.
by Rob | Jul 26, 2017 | News
Conveyancers have welcomed a significant turning point in their lengthy campaign to reform leasehold law, welcoming government proposals to tackle unfair and unreasonable abuse.
by Rob | Jul 25, 2017 | News
The Government has today launched a consultation designed to ban new homes being sold as leaseholds.
by Rob | Jul 25, 2017 | News
A new partnership aims to drive the UK’s movement towards becoming an international leader in the property and land market.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2017 | News
The proportion of law firms targeted by scammers has risen sharply over the last year, especially among larger firms, as has the number of practices taking out cyber-insurance, according to new research from the Law Society.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2017 | News
Leasehold owners are making renewed calls for action to be taken against onerous leasehold terms.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2017 | News
Nationwide Building society’s recent decision to abandon free legal services in favour of a cashback rise has received praise.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2017 | News
The SRA has again warned the public to be wary of the increasing problem of questionable investment schemes that use the involvement of solicitors or to encourage them to pay over money.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2017 | News
Local councils say there must be an immediate and fast-moving review of building regulations in the light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2017 | News
Leasehold buyers have come forward to voice their confusion over who their freehold really belongs to.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2017 | News
HM Land Registry recently signalled the start of its transformation towards a more open approach to data.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2017 | News
The government indicated today that it will not go ahead with plans to completely separate legal regulators from their linked professional bodies, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Law Society.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2017 | News
A High Court judge has extended a general civil restraint order against a struck-off solicitor for a further two years after her “hyperbolic” claims rendered him almost speechless.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2017 | News
The Government is facing fresh calls to reform leaseholds and take action on doubling ground rents.
