by Rob | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Solicitors and conveyancers could no longer be asked to witness signatures on Land Registry forms if proposals for electronic signatures are adopted.
by Rob | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Digital optimists have welcomed a long overdue development that could make paperless conveyancing a reality after many false starts. But there are reasons to be sceptical.
by Rob | Feb 17, 2017 | News
New-build warranties provider NHBC has come under fire for allegedly imposing confidentiality clauses on home owners who make complaints or claims on their properties.
by Rob | Feb 17, 2017 | News
A highly experienced solicitor who breached the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 in a property transaction that led to a £500,000 fraud did not act dishonestly, the High Court has ruled.
by Rob | Feb 16, 2017 | News
The term ‘commission’ in the context of estate agency is set to be at the heart of a complaint to the advertising watchdog.
by Rob | Feb 16, 2017 | News
Rentcharges (technically Rentscharge but let’s not be too pedantic) originated in the early part of the last century and were a means for builders to develop land without paying a premium to the owner of the Land.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing market – paying stamp duty for a purchaser, but only if they accept a higher interest rate.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
The consumer body Which? claims that 19 per cent of properties sold in the year to September went for prices five per cent or more below their initial asking price.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
Changes to the CLC’s Accounts Code are proposed to reduce the regulatory burden on specialist conveyancing and probate firms.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
Anyone who suffers loss from an omission or error in the land register will usually be compensated.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
Disciplinary cases involving solicitors are now akin to High Court trials and there needs to be a major overhaul that would make the Solicitors Regulation Authority responsible for handing out all sanctions, including strike-offs, a former prosecutor has said.
by Rob | Feb 15, 2017 | News
As fears of cybercrime and data theft proliferate, how can law firms protect themselves against the scammers?
by Rob | Feb 14, 2017 | News
The Property Ombudsman has reiterated its new guidance in relation to agents accepting pre-contract deposits in certain circumstances.
by Rob | Feb 14, 2017 | News
Following a landmark court ruling, property professionals are being urged to implement plans to effectively control Japanese knotweed.
by Rob | Feb 14, 2017 | News
The solicitor who safeguarded more than £100,000 of stolen cash for a charismatic conman posing as the Pope’s banker has been fined £2,000 following her conviction for transferring criminal property.
by Rob | Feb 13, 2017 | News
If a set of proposals by the Land Registry are approved, paper property deeds may finally be replaced by electronic documents.
by Rob | Feb 13, 2017 | News
The Legal Ombudsman has pulled from its website the details of law firms and chambers that have been subject to complaints because of concerns over their accuracy, it has emerged.
by Rob | Feb 11, 2017 | News
Electronic documents validated with digital signatures will finally replace paper property deeds if a set of proposals by Land Registry is approved. The agency recently released for consultation its plans to amend the 2003 Land Registration Rules to allow fully...
by Rob | Feb 10, 2017 | News
Three partners of a law firm that was tricked by fraudsters into paying the proceeds of a property sale into the wrong bank account – and did not carry out sufficient checks before doing so – have accepted rebukes from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
by Rob | Feb 10, 2017 | News
Early trials by estate agents of a new sales progression platform are said to show that its use is speeding up transactions by over two weeks.
