by Rob | Aug 11, 2016 | News
The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the Land Registry
by Rob | Aug 10, 2016 | News
Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property – with half of them regarding a mortgage valuation as being sufficient.
by Rob | Aug 9, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has cleared two solicitors of being unwitting parties to a mortgage fraud, saying that once the mortgagor’s solicitor had been sanctioned in 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority should not have continued its case against them...
by Rob | Aug 9, 2016 | News
Tests have begun of an all-digital process to create, sign and register a mortgage deed, the Land Registry of England and Wales has revealed.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2016 | News
These are the most common reasons why Land Registry rejected applications over the last twelve months.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2016 | News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers has become the latest body to call for the scrapping of stamp duty to give the housing market a boost.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2016 | News
It seems that Chris Meyer, a flat owner in Carlisle, has been living in the wrong flat for six years.
by Rob | Aug 5, 2016 | News
A man in Carlisle has been living in the his neighbour’s flat for six years completely unbeknownst to both.
by Rob | Aug 5, 2016 | News
The SRA has responded to the Government’s proposals to increase competition in the legal services market.
by Rob | Aug 5, 2016 | News
Since the last change in official rate in March 2009, the average mortgage rate has already fallen from 3.8% to 2.9%.
by Rob | Aug 5, 2016 | News
Choosing a lawyer based on recommendations from friends, family and peers can be “a sensible way to ensure a minimum level of quality”, but it means consumers are not checking for themselves what the market has to offer.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2016 | News
The combined turnover of CLC-regulated practices has more than doubled since 2011.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2016 | News
The Law Society has broadly agreed with proposals for ‘minor’ reform of ABS regulation – but sounded a note of caution.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2016 | News
The Law Society is supportive of ABS as they provide choice for solicitors as well as their clients.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2016 | News
There has been a new call for Chancellor Philip Hammond to bin Stamp Duty Land Tax.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2016 | News
The Conveyancing Association has set out recommendations to end what it claims are significant delays and overcharging taking place within the leasehold transaction process.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2016 | News
A number of lenders have recently increased their minimum unexpired lease term requirements to 85 years.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2016 | News
Should a bankruptcy search be carried out against a seller, before exchange?
by Rob | Aug 2, 2016 | News
Tory MP and Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has expressed concerns over the potential privatisation of Land Registry.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2016 | News
The government has ruled out forcing landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, dealing a blow to conveyancers seeking urgent reform of leasehold legislation.
