by Rob | Apr 4, 2016 | News
Homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should now be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums.
by Rob | Apr 4, 2016 | News
The SRA have published the latest version of its Handbook, which includes changes to the regulation of consumer credit work.
by Rob | Apr 4, 2016 | News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers have written to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority over the end of run off cover provision.
by Rob | Apr 4, 2016 | News
The Department for Business, Innovations & Skills has launched a public consultation on moving the operations of Land Registry into the private sector. The consultation ends on 26 May 2016.
by Rob | Apr 4, 2016 | News
Hackers are understood to have breached the security systems of at least one major international law firm as a long-predicted cyber espionage scenario has become reality.
by Rob | Apr 1, 2016 | News
Overnight, the cost of buying a second home or buy-to-let property shot up as the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge kicked in at midnight.
by Rob | Apr 1, 2016 | News
Legal regulators should take their lead from other sectors to remove language barriers for consumers seeking out lawyers, the oversight regulator has recommended.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
Well, the Chancellor has played a blinder this time. At least one major lender is struggling to cope with the Stamp Duty Land Tax deadline of midnight tonight. It is going to prove a very long day – again.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
A top consultancy firm is warning that the SDLT surcharge coming into effect at the end of this week may lead to unexpected costs for unlucky buyers undertaking bridging loans and inadvertently finding themselves owning two homes.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
Hopkins: greater certainty and security Conveyancers may need to be placed under extra duties of care so as to reduce the risk of fraudulent changes being made to the Land Register, the Law Commission has suggested.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
The Financial Times has reported has that £85m has been stolen from British law firms by hackers over the past 18 months via so-called ‘Friday afternoon fraud’.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
A new formula for determining which of two innocent parties of a land fraud should keep the property in question is among proposals for reform of the legal framework governing land registration in England and Wales to be published today.
by Rob | Mar 31, 2016 | News
John Manthorpe, the former Chief Land Registrar has criticised the government over it’s plans to privatise Land Registry.
by Rob | Mar 30, 2016 | News
Buyers are allowing vendors to stay in their home after completion in order to beat this Fridays’ Stamp Duty Land Tax deadline.
by Rob | Mar 30, 2016 | News
Government’s plans would create a 1970s-style monopoly.
by Rob | Mar 29, 2016 | News
It is likely to be a very chaotic few days until April 1. The pressure for certain transactions to complete before Friday will be great.
by Rob | Mar 29, 2016 | News
Agents are being warned of a new property scam in which their listings are scraped – but given far cheaper prices in order to lure inquirers, who innocently give up personal details in order to obtain information.
by Rob | Mar 29, 2016 | News
The Land Registry can sue a former law firm for negligent misrepresentation in not checking whether a mortgage discharge form was genuine, the High Court has decided.
by Rob | Mar 26, 2016 | News
Landlords are rushing to complete property purchases before stamp duty changes come into effect in April, with solicitors working over the bank holiday weekend to make sure deals are completed in time.
by Rob | Mar 26, 2016 | News
A major campaign will be launched against the government’s new plans to privatise the Land Registry, published late in the day before MPs break for Easter.
