by Rob | Mar 26, 2016 | News
The Government yesterday published options for the £1bn-plus privatisation of Land Registry, as flagged by Chancellor George Osborne in last week’s budget.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
A high street agent has spoken of his anger and frustration at the lack of progression work done by online agents. He is now suggesting that agents should charge those customers for the many hours of work involved.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
A group of leading tax experts claims the stamp duty surcharge coming into effect one week from today will hurt the very people the government claims to be helping.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
Conveyancing panel provider LMS has launched a new anti-fraud tool called AccountChecker which they say will help prevent the misdirection of funds to bogus firms.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have lunched an online database of law firms which they say will improve access to information on the 10,000 plus law firms they regulate.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
A conveyancing firm has avoided paying £100,000 (plus interest) despite admitting negligence after the Court of Appeal upheld a decision to award just £250 damages.
by Rob | Mar 25, 2016 | News
Veterinary charity PDSA is looking for solicitors to help it provide free wills to its supporters nationwide, in the hope they will leave a gift to the charity in their will.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2016 | News
Just a third of conveyancers are carrying out the most thorough electronic anti-money laundering checks for all transactions, it is being claimed.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2016 | News
The Treasury has tipped-off the 909 individuals and organisations that responded to formal consultation over the stamp duty surcharge about how they can offset some of the duty on multiple property purchases.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2016 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers plans to cut regulatory fees for all firms by a fifth, it was announced.
by Rob | Mar 24, 2016 | News
Solicitors will be given just five pages of rules in a proposed slashing of the regulations imposed on the profession.
by Rob | Mar 23, 2016 | News
The SRA has launched a searchable, online law firm database as a first step to improving access to information about the 10,000 plus law firms it regulates.
by Rob | Mar 23, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today unveiled a searchable, online database of all 10,000 law firms it regulates.
by Rob | Mar 22, 2016 | News
Private firms are considering whether to bid for the Land Registry. Contenders for the organisation, previously valued at £1.2bn, include buy-out firm Advent International.
by Rob | Mar 22, 2016 | News
The government’s official consultation exercise on the stamp duty surcharge attracted only 909 responses.
by Rob | Mar 22, 2016 | News
From 21 March 2016 new mortgage rules from the EU became mandatory. These rules are called the Mortgage Credit Directive. The majority of people looking to get a mortgage, may not notice much of a difference, but for a few the changes could feel fairly...
by Rob | Mar 22, 2016 | News
Two former clients of Suffolk law firm Gotelee who were only awarded £250 in damages after a finding of negligence have failed in their bid to increase this to £100,000.
by Rob | Mar 21, 2016 | News
Conveyancing solicitors welcomed confirmation in the budget that they will not shoulder extra responsibility for enforcing payment of stamp duty on additional residential properties.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2016 | News
We believe that, given we are all stakeholders within the conveyancing process, that having an understanding of what happens when a case is taken on by the conveyancer, can help all concerned.
by Rob | Mar 18, 2016 | News
A law firm director motivated by greed to carry out fraudulent conveyancing deals has been struck off the register of foreign lawyers.
