by Rob | Jan 20, 2017 | News
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have recently issued a warning, stating that information regarding this kind of scam had come to light.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2017 | News
An estate agent and his wife have launched an urgent appeal in an attempt to save the life of their two-year-old daughter Florence.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2017 | News
Landlords struggling to get their rental properties compliant with incoming energy efficiency rules could stand to benefit from a new round of Green Deal loans.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2017 | News
Measures to support the building of new affordable rented homes is ‘desperately needed’.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2017 | News
Compliance Officers for Legal Practice and Compliance Officers for Finance and Administration have vital roles in the regime of outcome focused regulation of the SRA.
by Rob | Jan 18, 2017 | News
A mother and daughter face sentencing for their parts in a property fraud in which they fooled estate agents and lenders.
by Rob | Jan 18, 2017 | News
The Conveyancing Association has outlined its continued focus on reforming the leasehold process and suggested 2017 should be the year when meaningful change is finally delivered.
by Rob | Jan 18, 2017 | News
HMRC has proposed that VAT should be charged by local authorities on CON29 and CON29O searches. They proposed an implementation date of 1 January 2017.
by Rob | Jan 18, 2017 | News
The governance of the Law Society is under way, the Law Society keen to hear from its members as it considers any changes.
by Rob | Jan 17, 2017 | News
Purplebricks has rolled out to a second territory in Australia, while claiming that in the UK people are paying too much in commission to high street estate agents.
by Rob | Jan 17, 2017 | News
The average fee paid by sellers to high street estate agents in the past year is £4,055 claims Purplebricks – an increase of eight per cent, significantly above inflation.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2017 | News
Arrangements whereby a client is introduced to a conveyancer by an agent or broker through a third party panel manager have over the years become a major feature of the property industry.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2017 | News
The Conveyancing Association is calling for 2017 to be the year for leasehold reform after research showed sales involving leases caused long delays.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2017 | News
Most agents choose a conveyancing partner based on their quality of work and reputation, rather than the referral fee.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2017 | News
Howard Mollett is the victim of ‘Friday afternoon fraud’, an email scam that is the No 1 cybercrime in the legal sector.
by Rob | Jan 13, 2017 | News
Home owners are being warned yet again about scams where criminal groups target empty properties to apply for a mortgage or loan.
by Rob | Jan 11, 2017 | News
Santander have just updated Section 6.7.1 of their CML Handbook Part 2 instructions.
by Rob | Jan 11, 2017 | News
The outgoing chief executive of The Law Society is to become head of a renowned agricultural college in Yorkshire, her county of origin.
by Rob | Jan 11, 2017 | News
A South Yorkshire law firm has been cleared of passing off after it continued to use a former partner’s name to promote its services after she had left the firm.
by Rob | Jan 10, 2017 | News
Members of the Welsh Assembly are today considering proposals to scrap Stamp Duty in favour of a new Land Transaction Tax, which would create a 3% surcharge on the purchase of second homes, including buy-to-lets.
