by Rob | Nov 25, 2015 | News
Lenders have long turned away people whose gardens are home to Japanese knotweed. Now other weeds are triggering a red light too.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2015 | News
Only 27,000 people have signed up for Land Registry Property Alerts; a free service helping people to protect against fraud.
by Rob | Nov 25, 2015 | News
The average price of a standard will from a law firm has fallen from £124 to £118 over the last year, new research has indicated.
by Rob | Nov 24, 2015 | News
A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a year.
by Rob | Nov 23, 2015 | News
Conveyancing search provider Searchflow launches an all-encompassing and digital environmental report, which will offer significant time savings for conveyancers and enhanced communication with homebuyers.
by Rob | Nov 23, 2015 | News
The ground underneath a London mansion block was sold this month for £150,000 at auction as an ‘unexcavated basement’. It has no planning permission and it is believed to be the first time that such a deal has been struck where the developer must work...
by Rob | Nov 23, 2015 | News
A fantastic range of insightful speakers took to the stage throughout the day. There were also two panel discussions between delegates and a selection of the day’s speakers.
by Rob | Nov 23, 2015 | News
A Court of Appeal ruling that solicitors may offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer has been widely welcomed by the profession.
by Rob | Nov 21, 2015 | News
Search Acumen, the conveyancing search provider, has marked its second anniversary by achieving its target of doubling its residential market share in just 12 months.
by Rob | Nov 19, 2015 | News
There is a need for both professionals and consumers to be on guard and to be educated to spot the true scam attempts and to know what to do when one is identified.
by Rob | Nov 19, 2015 | News
A new property service promising to be a “complete game-changer for the home buyer” is due to launch in the New Year.
by Rob | Nov 19, 2015 | News
Chancellor George Osborne has revived plans to privatise Land Registry, according to reports.
by Rob | Nov 19, 2015 | News
The conveyancers’ regulator has suggested it may be time to re-examine the thorny issue of firms acting for both sides in a transaction.
by Rob | Nov 18, 2015 | News
A conveyancer who swindled his clients and HM Revenue and Customs out of almost £352,500 in stamp duty land tax, has been jailed for three years and four months.
by Rob | Nov 18, 2015 | News
The Foundation will be officially launched at The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and The Bold Legal Group Conference in Derby today and at the Conveyancing Association conference in London on the 3rd December.
by Rob | Nov 17, 2015 | News
A new property website is handing out money to home owners who may be thinking of selling at any time within the next 30 years.
by Rob | Nov 17, 2015 | News
Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has purchased online agency Hatched.
by Rob | Nov 17, 2015 | News
Graham Murphy is Product Manager at the Law Society and part of his mandate is to ensure law firms are fully engaged with CQS.
by Rob | Nov 17, 2015 | News
There are positive signs about improving consumer satisfaction with how they find, compare and then use law firms, major research by the Legal Services Consumer Panel has revealed.
by Rob | Nov 17, 2015 | News
The Law Society today launches a new member-focused strategy to ‘represent, promote and support’ solicitors.
