by Rob | Mar 6, 2017 | News
Jeremy Leaf, the north London estate agent and former RICS residential chairman, is the latest industry figure to call for the government to consider levying stamp duty on sellers rather than buyers.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2017 | News
The SRA have recently urged solicitors to adhere to Part 4 of the Practising Regulations, following increasing media reports of solicitors being charged or convicted of crimes.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2017 | News
Only 10% of people with legal problems use a solicitor, and often only after approaching other sources of advice first, major government research has revealed.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2017 | News
Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than £50,000 – and those inheriting estates worth over £2m will be hit by a fee increase of around 9,200 per cent.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2017 | News
Yorkshire Building Society has reiterated its calls to make Stamp Duty a seller’s tax ahead of the Budget next week.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2017 | News
The SRA have recently urged solicitors to adhere to Part 4 of the Practising Regulations, following increasing media reports of solicitors being charged or convicted of crimes.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2017 | News
Alternative business structure and consolidator Metamorph Law has completed its second deal by taking over niche practice SLC Solicitors.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2017 | News
Banks and building societies are refusing to lend on about one in five properties because of down-valuations by their surveyors.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2017 | News
In the wake of Bovis Homes having to pay £7m in repair costs, new questions have been raised regarding the standard of new-build properties.
by Rob | Mar 1, 2017 | News
In January, the number of properties available to purchase on estate agents’ books was 38. This is the lowest recorded amount since July 2016 and is a drop of 3 when compared with Decembers’ figure of 41.
by Rob | Mar 1, 2017 | News
Plans by the Legal Ombudsman is to give comparison websites details of complaints against law firms will be delayed by the service’s computer problems, it has emerged.
by Rob | Feb 28, 2017 | News
Conveyancing volumes hit a record high in 2016 as the number of new firms operating in the market broke a five-year decline.
by Rob | Feb 28, 2017 | News
More than a quarter of law firms that fall victim to ‘ransomware’ – software used by cyber crooks to block access to computer systems – end up paying £5,000 or more to retrieve their data, according to research.
by Rob | Feb 28, 2017 | News
The Law Society has told regulators that solicitors should not fund any expansion of the complaints process to include non-regulated firms.
by Rob | Feb 24, 2017 | News
HS2 Bill gains Royal Assent paving way for new rail line that will increase capacity on our railways, connect the biggest cities, generating jobs and economic growth.
by Rob | Feb 23, 2017 | News
I am sorry to report that conveyancing isn’t going to get quicker any time soon!
by Rob | Feb 23, 2017 | News
With a heightened sense of concern relating to ground rents lenders are now reacting via changes to their individual versions of their CML Handbook or BSA Mortgage Instructions.
by Rob | Feb 21, 2017 | News
In its first 100 years, Oyez, originally known as The Solicitor’s Law Stationery Society and founded in 1888 by a group of solicitors, grew to become the largest UK legal supplier.
by Rob | Feb 21, 2017 | News
The total number of law firms registering conveyancing transactions rose 4% in 2016 to 5,572, halting five years going the other way, and they are busier than before the financial crash, new figures have shown.
by Rob | Feb 20, 2017 | News
HMRC and the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team have agreed new procedures to “enhance and ease the current flow of information on estate agency businesses between both parties.”
