by Rob | Jan 30, 2015 | News
Conveyancing Association members are calling on fellow industry experts to help them identify the key obstacles currently hindering the home-buying process.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2015 | News
The Ministry of Justice has declared more than £1.2m of payments made to staff at the Legal Ombudsman in the years since it was established to be “irregular”.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2015 | News
Conveyancers have usurped family lawyers as the main cause of complaints to the Legal Ombudsman, its annual report has revealed.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2015 | News
Several expenses items incurred by former chief legal ombudsman Adam Sampson were ‘novel and contentious’, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2015 | News
Every Labour MP will today receive a letter from campaign group FairHome Tax urging the party to abandon its proposed mansion tax and instead add council tax bands to higher-valued properties as “a progressive alternative” to fund NHS initiatives.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2015 | News
Conveyancing Association members are calling on fellow industry experts to help them identify the key obstacles currently hindering the home-buying process.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2015 | News
The order also contains a penal notice which states that anyone who helps or permits Shah to breach the terms of the order may be held in contempt of court and could face prison or have their assets seized.
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
What should I do on a residential purchase where there is no building regs for some works?
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
“The BSA is still of the view that the Mortgage Credit Directive will offer little or no benefit to UK consumers.” Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the BSA
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
Residential landlords in the UK are at risk of financial penalties and being unable to let their properties if they fail to meet minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) that come into play in 2018, it is claimed.
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
This blog is today given over to a series of tips to make sure that we are sharp for 2015 as the competition is overwhelming and the costs of making mistakes has never been higher.
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
The emergence of multinational alternative business structures is forcing top law firms to make merger plans, an industry expert said.
by Rob | Jan 28, 2015 | News
The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority not to give up regulating solicitor insolvency practitioners.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2015 | News
Compliance with anti-money laundering is going to become much more expensive for medium to bigger agents after April 1.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2015 | News
Over half (57%) disliked one or more aspect of where they live.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2015 | News
Kensington Mortgages have changed their policy when it comes to building insurance checks to be conducted via lawyers acting on their behalf on conveyancing matters.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2015 | News
The latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data from November 2014 has shown mortgage lending is down across the board, compared to the same period last year.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2015 | News
A letter has been sent to Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, from some of the nation’s leading property organisations.
by Rob | Jan 26, 2015 | News
New Year, new property debate. The theme this time? Well, it’s all about the green belt.
by Rob | Jan 26, 2015 | News
The chief executive and founder of Zoopla says the fate of OnTheMarket, the new portal scheduled to launch today, will ultimately be decided by consumers
