by Rob | Mar 9, 2015 | News
A couple purchasing a property in Cumbria successfully sued their conveyancer due to development plans to build a wind farm were not picked up in conveyancing searches.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2015 | News
The House of Lords has given the CLC the power to issue standalone licences for people to conduct reserved probate work without them having to become licensed conveyancers first.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2015 | News
The SRA says it is receiving four reports a month of law firms being tricked into giving bank details to fraudsters in so-called ‘Friday afternoon scams’.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2015 | News
Veyo continues to be promoted without a clear and recognisable identity.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2015 | News
Stamp duty has been a form of tax present in the UK for a significant period of time, dating back to the 17th century.
by Rob | Mar 6, 2015 | News
National firm Irwin Mitchell today unveiled its new marketing strategy to take on rival Slater and Gordon.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2015 | News
Veyo, the comprehensive home conveyancing portal, has strengthened its sales team further with the appointment of Gavin Potter, as the launch soon approaches.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2015 | News
In its first year, over 19,000 people have signed up to Land Registry’s free Property Alert service. The award-winning service provides an early warning of possible suspicious activity on someone’s property.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2015 | News
In October 2014 the Land Registry changed its policy on how it creates Leasehold Plans.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2015 | News
Is Hoowla better value for money than Veyo?
by Rob | Mar 4, 2015 | News
Building upon 20 years’ experience of working with UK mortgage lenders, LMS is delighted to announce its latest partnership with Metro Bank, the revolutionary high street bank.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2015 | News
The High Court has dismissed a negligence claim against a firm after ruling it was not responsible for checking the solvency of a vendor in a property transaction.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
New conveyancing portal Veyo has answered critics saying it was too vague on its charges by stating that it will levy a fee of £20 per transaction.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
The storms and heavy rainfall of the winter 2013/2014 in England and Wales were described by the Met Office as one of, if not the most exceptional period of rainfall in the last 248 years.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers is delighted to announce that they are collaborating once again with the Bold Legal Group to host the 2015 Spring Roadshows.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
The AIM listed conveyancing panel manager has this morning announced the acquisition of the well known and respected legal compliance business Legal Eye.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
Two of the Midlands most respected law firms, Shakespeares and SGH Martineau, have confirmed they are in merger talks to create a new legal powerhouse.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
Money launderers have traditionally looked to exploit property transactions as they are high value and low volume.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2015 | News
HMRC is expecting a rush of solicitors owning up to income they have not declared as next Monday’s deadline for the ‘Solicitors Tax Campaign’ draws near.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2015 | News
It is widely believed that the one thing that estate agents have at the top of their wish list is quicker exchanges, thereby providing less time for transactions to fall through. I, and no doubt many others, would like to know if that widely held belief is true or if...
