by Rob | May 5, 2017 | News
Another pioneer of the QualitySolicitors network has announced it has left the group.
by Rob | May 3, 2017 | News
Analysis by Post Office Money into the additional costs of moving home ranked agency fees as the largest outlay when moving.
by Rob | May 3, 2017 | News
The average cost of moving home in the UK was £9,472 in 2016 according to a survey by the Centre for Economics and Business Research and Post Office Money.
by Rob | May 2, 2017 | News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and the Bold Legal Group have decided to make an important adjustment to the programme for their 2017 Spring Roadshows to include an item on the CMA Legal services market study which makes some radical recommendations about...
by Rob | May 2, 2017 | News
Recent data from HM Land Registry suggests that human error is responsible for the majority of applications being rejected.
by Rob | Apr 27, 2017 | News
Taylor Wimpey has announced that it is putting aside £130 million to resolve the doubling ground rent scandal. The announcement was made this morning on the eve of Taylor Wimpey’s annual general meeting in London today. Sir Peter Bottomley and Jim Fitzpatrick MPs were...
by Rob | Apr 27, 2017 | News
Most home buyers would like information about the property’s condition upfront, raising the possibility of some form of Home Information Pack making a comeback.
by Rob | Apr 27, 2017 | News
One of the biggest days of the year for agents takes place just two weeks tomorrow when The ESTAS take place on Friday May 12.
by Rob | Apr 26, 2017 | News
The greed of housebuilders has created a housing crisis as homeowners with onerous properties now cannot sell.
by Rob | Apr 26, 2017 | News
Blockchain-backed ‘smart contracts’ will be a “game changer” in property transactions, increasing certainty for buyers and sellers as well as speeding up the house-buying process, it has been claimed.
by Rob | Apr 26, 2017 | News
The SRA will be introducing an independent assessment, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, to make sure all solicitors meet consistent, high standards at the point of entry to the profession.
by Rob | Apr 26, 2017 | News
Law firm network QualitySolicitors has clinched a deal to provide legal services to ubiquitous High Street brand Nisa, it announced.
by Rob | Apr 25, 2017 | News
An alternative business structure is preparing to launch a group negligence action against conveyancers working for the developers and purchasers of ‘help to buy’ leasehold housing.
by Rob | Apr 25, 2017 | News
The Law Society has sought permission to intervene in an appeal to the First-tier Tax Tribunal by a firm facing challenge by HMRC for its treatment of VAT on property search fees.
by Rob | Apr 24, 2017 | News
A leading barrister has raised several questions about the duties owed by online estate agents to their customers.
by Rob | Apr 24, 2017 | News
The number of UK residential property transactions dropped by 40% annually in March 2017, skewed by last year’s Stamp Duty rush.
by Rob | Apr 24, 2017 | News
Peter Sowerby, Client Relationship Manager at Search Acumen, ran the London Marathon yesterday to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and awareness of the disease, which he has been fighting for the past 16 months.
by Rob | Apr 21, 2017 | News
‘Gold plated’ regulations transposing the EU’s fourth money laundering directive into UK law threaten to impose unnecessary burdens on law firms, the Law Society has told the government.
by Rob | Apr 21, 2017 | News
The Legal Ombudsman (has pledged to avoid pursuing an “expansionist” strategy when considering extending its jurisdiction, but nevertheless welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s (suggestion that it could handle complaints against unregulated legal...
by Rob | Apr 21, 2017 | News
Controversial probate fee rises could be another casualty of the snap general election in June, it has emerged.
