by Rob | Jan 12, 2015 | News
“We are improving the way we engage with those affected by our work by adopting a flexible and tailored approach to how we consult on, for example, proposals for new ways of working, policy changes and amendments to the Handbook.”
by Rob | Jan 12, 2015 | News
A poll commissioned by the British Property Federation shows that two fifths of all Labour MPs would prefer to see the creation of additional higher bands of council tax than a mansion tax.
by Rob | Jan 12, 2015 | News
The housing market in Scotland is likely to be “unusually over-subscribed” for the next three months as vendors scrabble to sell high-value homes before the arrival of the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, replacing stamp duty from April 1.
by Rob | Jan 12, 2015 | News
An “upfront estate agent comparison” website has been launched which aims to tell prospective or existing vendors the fees and services on offer from at least six local agencies and then arrange appraisals.
by Rob | Jan 12, 2015 | News
“In 2014 our intakes were the highest they have been for over seven years. We have processed over 32 million applications which underpinned property sales worth hundreds of billions of pounds in a buoyant property market.”
by Rob | Jan 9, 2015 | News
More than 73,000 homes have now been purchased via the government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme.
by Rob | Jan 9, 2015 | News
The UK government needs to review its current housing policy and commit to a managed withdrawal of current property market support as a priority, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
by Rob | Jan 9, 2015 | News
Workload and disciplinary problems have topped the table of reasons why lawyers contacted mental health charity LawCare last year.
by Rob | Jan 8, 2015 | News
Stefanie (Marina) van den Haak has been appointed as the Commercial Director of Law Society Conveyancing portal Veyo. Stefanie was the Sales and Partnership Director at Quality Solictors from May 2013 until the end of last year. Her LinkedIn profile says: “Main...
by Rob | Jan 8, 2015 | News
The Wales Act has been given Royal Assent – passing to the National Assembly for Wales some tax-raising powers including that of stamp duty.
by Rob | Jan 8, 2015 | News
Savills – one of the few estate agencies to give a cool response to George Osborne’s stamp duty reforms last month – now says it has caused a dip in prices.
by Rob | Jan 8, 2015 | News
The first US company has been approved to offer legal services in the UK as an alternative business structure.
by Rob | Jan 7, 2015 | News
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has submitted its response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on implementing the European Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) in the UK, identifying four main areas where a change of approach is needed to achieve...
by Rob | Jan 7, 2015 | News
See where the conveyancing industry is likely to be heading, on this concise infographic.
by Rob | Jan 7, 2015 | News
Solicitors and other conveyancers have been invited to contribute views on the home-buying process in the run-up to the go-live of the electronic conveyancing portal backed by the Law Society.
by Rob | Jan 6, 2015 | News
One of the biggest names in Scottish housing development has thrown his weight behind the replacement of stamp duty north of the border by the new Building and Land Transaction Tax from this coming April.
by Rob | Jan 6, 2015 | News
Veyo, the new conveyancing portal developed by The Law Society and IT firm Mastek UK, wants to hear from estate agents on how they believe the home buying and selling process can be improved.
by Rob | Jan 6, 2015 | News
In line with new CML Handbook changes Principality Building Society have updated their specific requirements relating to building insurance.
by Rob | Jan 6, 2015 | News
Law firms should issue two separate retainers to clients where they are provided with consumer credit as well as purely legal services, the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has suggested.
by Rob | Jan 6, 2015 | News
A small firm in Hertfordshire has become the latest law firm to be fined by the SRA for its involvement in a SDLT avoidance scheme.
