by Rob | Aug 1, 2016 | News
MP Bernard Jenkin, the chairman of the public administration committee, is the latest to raise concerns at the possible privatisation of the Land...
by Rob | Jul 29, 2016 | News
The Law Society has issued a new practice note confirming that most commercial contracts governed by English law can be validly signed with an electronic signature rather than needing ink on paper.
by Rob | Jul 28, 2016 | News
Mortgage and property fraud have increased by 50% in the past year according to a study by information services company Experian.
by Rob | Jul 28, 2016 | News
A third of couples who buy houses together with unequal contributions to the deposit will avoid getting any legal protection for their proportion of the asset as a whole for fear of damaging the trust in the relationship.
by Rob | Jul 28, 2016 | News
A lawyer-matching platform has answered the growing clamour for charging transparency with a price index based on its database of 15,000 quotes, broken down into detailed categories of commercial work.
by Rob | Jul 27, 2016 | News
The Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel says publishing average prices could be “the catalyst needed for consumers to make detailed enquiries about cost.”
by Rob | Jul 25, 2016 | News
All rates of Stamp Duty should be halved immediately and then scrapped altogether, while the 3% surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes should be ditched without delay.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2016 | News
In total there were 344 firms subject to 460 decisions.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2016 | News
The amount UK law firms lose to criminals online has risen by 40% over the last year with firms losing an estimated £2.53 million in the six months to April this year.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2016 | News
A pair of Solicitors from Sheffield based Proddow Mackay are to attempt to make 450 stoney faced punters laugh as part of a charity fundraiser.
by Rob | Jul 21, 2016 | News
The first-tier tribunal should be granted jurisdiction to hear all leasehold disputes not resolved by a property ombudsman, a trade body has said, as momentum grows for leasehold legislation to be reformed.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2016 | News
The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, has said that the Government remains committed to building 1m homes.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2016 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to rethink government proposals to sell off the Land Registry.
by Rob | Jul 20, 2016 | News
Just over 1 in 4 legal service users are receiving their services online, up from 20% four years ago.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2016 | News
Trust in lawyers has fallen as consumers continue to place reputation above all when selecting one, the legal watchdog reports.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2016 | News
My mother-in-law is 94, widowed these last 61 years, and now in a care home.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2016 | News
The new housing minister has been announced. Gavin Barwell has been appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning, and also Minister for London.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2016 | News
Uncertainty fuelled by the European Union referendum has resulted in a marked drop in activity in the UK housing market with new buyer enquiries down significantly across the country.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2016 | News
A family-run firm of funeral directors with 36 branches has become the first of its kind to set up an alternative business structure.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2016 | News
Initial findings show that the public and profession agree that dishonesty and misuse of client money are the most serious offences for a solicitor, yet the public view the issue of information security and competence more seriously than lawyers do.
