by Rob | Nov 7, 2016 | News
Despite mortgage rates falling to record lows, the ease of getting one has not improved – an issue which may mean transaction levels are being held back.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2016 | News
A solicitor who raided the client account then told a string of lies to cover his tracks has been banned from the profession.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has pressed ahead with a public warning about the involvement of solicitors in fraud schemes, after being cautioned by the Law Society not to ‘diminish the profession’.
by Rob | Nov 4, 2016 | News
The property market is bracing itself for, at best, uncertainty and confusion, and at worst a white knuckle ride after yesterday’s High Court ruling that MPs must vote on triggering Article 50.
by Rob | Nov 4, 2016 | News
New figures show that the rewards for the gangs are potentially huge, with each successful scam worth on average more than £112,000. It is believed that fraudsters are currently carrying out two successful conveyancing frauds a week, earning them in the region of...
by Rob | Nov 4, 2016 | News
As potentially one of the first “magic circle” firms to do so, Freshfields has banned the use of “Dear Sirs” from any of its communications or legal documents.
by Rob | Nov 4, 2016 | News
The SRA have warned the public to be wary of the growing problem of investment scams using law firms, as it deals with cases where people have lost at least £100m.
by Rob | Nov 2, 2016 | News
Chancellor Philip Hammond has released plans for a £1.9 billion cyber security Government strategy.
by Rob | Nov 2, 2016 | News
A legal business consultancy that snapped up a host of law brands in the past two years has itself gone into liquidation.
by Rob | Oct 31, 2016 | News
A new service launches today which is designed to let agents keep track of sales progressions through cloud-based technology.
by Rob | Oct 31, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has made a rare costs order against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for having brought an “improper” prosecution against a law firm.
by Rob | Oct 31, 2016 | News
The Law Society has told the Solicitors Regulatory Authority it should not ‘diminish the profession’ after the regulator’s board decided to issue a message to the public via national media to warn them against being duped by solicitors involved in...
by Rob | Oct 29, 2016 | News
Solicitors and their agents are banned by the Code of Conduct from proactively approaching potential clients in person in a bid to increase business. Marketing strategies should be non-intrusive, a rule that also bans cold calling.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2016 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have blasted the Welsh Government’s retention of the 3% additional home Stamp Duty as a ‘punitive regime’.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will send out notices ‘as widely as possible’, including to national newspapers, in its efforts to warn the public against being duped by solicitors involved in fraud, its board has decided.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2016 | News
The ESTAS Group, which already runs the largest award scheme for the estate agency industry, has launched new awards for the conveyancing sector.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2016 | News
In the last 24 hours seven lenders have changed their CML Handbook requirements adjusting their instructions at section 5.1.1.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2016 | News
As property transactions levels grew particularly in Q2 of this year, so did the number of occasional conveyancers or firms which merely ‘dabble’ in conveyancing.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2016 | News
A law firm and a solicitor have separately been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for acting where there was a conflict of interest.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2016 | News
Fraudsters tried to steal a house worth £750,000 by intercepting their victim’s mail to hijack their identity but were caught out when the millionaire’s daughter saw the house being advertised on Rightmove.
