by Rob | Dec 2, 2015 | News
The increase in stamp duty for second homes and buy-to-let set to come in at the beginning of April could cause “mayhem” for conveyancers.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Law firms are being put off switching regulators by the cost of retaining six years of run-off cover, a legal regulator has said.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2015 | News
The conveyancing market picked up strongly in the third quarter of 2015 – with the top firms reaping a disproportionate share of the rewards, the latest edition of a regular benchmarking survey shows.
by Rob | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Complaints about law firms are projected to have fallen 22% in four years, according to the head of the Legal Ombudsman service.
by Rob | Dec 1, 2015 | News
The government should return regulation to the legal profession’s representative bodies, rather than introduce full separation, the Law Society has said.
by Rob | Dec 1, 2015 | News
Law firms that switch regulator should not be forced to buy six years of run-off insurance cover, CILEx Regulation has argued in a report for the Legal Services Board.
by Rob | Dec 1, 2015 | News
A joint campaign by the Home Office and organisations including the Law Society which aims to raise professionals’ awareness of the warning signs of money laundering went live yesterday.
by Rob | Nov 30, 2015 | News
Ministers want to make it easier for businesses such as supermarkets and estate agents to offer legal services such as conveyancing, probate and litigation.
by Rob | Nov 30, 2015 | News
As part of our regular review of risks for the legal sector, we have today (30 November) issued advice to help small law firms stay one step ahead of the issues they face.
by Rob | Nov 30, 2015 | News
A woman who was head of conveyancing at a legal firm has been jailed for swindling clients out of almost £1m.
by Rob | Nov 30, 2015 | News
The Law Society has criticised a government plan to raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims to £5,000 and stop compensation payments for road traffic ‘minor’ soft tissue injuries.
by Rob | Nov 30, 2015 | News
Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing chancellor George Osborne’s plan to raise the small claims track for personal injury claims.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2015 | News
The SRA have outlined their vision for the future, pushing ahead with a fundamental shift away from prescriptive rules in favour of protecting the public by setting out the principles solicitors should follow.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2015 | News
Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that will be imposed on buy to let and second home purchases from April.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2015 | News
The government has confirmed that it is looking to revive plans to privatise parts of HM Land Registry.
by Rob | Nov 27, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to make what it calls a ‘fundamental shift’ from issuing prescriptive rules in favour of setting principles for solicitors to follow.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2015 | News
The industry is trying to assimilate the changes announced in yesterday’s Budget Statement whereby buy-to-let investors and those purchasing second homes are to be hit with a 3% increase in Stamp Duty Land Tax.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2015 | News
There’s been shock and anger from agents – especially those in London – at the surprise news of an additional three per cent stamp duty on buy to let and second homes.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2015 | News
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to implement what he describes as “the biggest house building programme since the 1970s”.
by Rob | Nov 26, 2015 | News
Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn statement has received a mixed reaction after he revealed the well trailed help-to-buy schemes for first time buyers being in part paid for by a 3% rise in stamp duty on second and buy-to-let homes.
