by Rob | Jan 5, 2015 | News
Early indications are that estate agents have enjoyed an extraordinary bumper festive period – more than repaying those who kept their doors open, perhaps longer than they had anticipated.
by Rob | Jan 5, 2015 | News
Buyers and sellers in the UK are being advised to check for signs of the invasive Japanese knotweed plant in gardens, or else they could face criminal prosecution.
by Rob | Jan 5, 2015 | News
Failure to undertake CPD will be an “aggravating factor” when enforcement decisions are made against those guilty of incompetence, the SRA has said.
by Rob | Jan 5, 2015 | News
Legal business Riverview Law is aiming to apply artificial intelligence to legal work under a partnership with a computer science faculty.
by Rob | Dec 23, 2014 | News
Accepting a reduced deposit on a sale transaction without explaining the risks and seeking a client’s explicit instructions could expose you to a costly professional negligence action if the transaction fails to complete.
by Rob | Dec 23, 2014 | News
The Law Society has failed in a bid to block a High Court action against it for negligent misrepresentation, after a bogus solicitor got himself listed on the society’s Find a Solicitor website and stole money from a house purchaser.
by Rob | Dec 23, 2014 | News
There is scope for the Legal Ombudsman to offer redress to third parties, as long as the complaints involved could be “clearly and tightly defined”, a report by a LeO working party has found.
by Rob | Dec 23, 2014 | News
As part of the SRA’s commitment to transparency and openness, it is making a suite of core data about law firms available for use by comparison websites.
by Rob | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Operators of ‘compare a solicitor’ websites have been invited to apply to make use of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s data about firms.
by Rob | Dec 22, 2014 | News
2014 is being hailed by industry leaders as the year for communication and innovation. After the great success in 2013, conveyancing firms have had to up their game, as consumers demand better communication from legal professionals, with regular updates and quicker...
by Rob | Dec 19, 2014 | News
As my last article for Industry Views this year I thought I would suggest ten possible New Year’s resolutions for conveyancers and estate agents.
by Rob | Dec 19, 2014 | News
A woman estate agent was among a gang of four involved in a massive mortgage scam involving nearly three dozen properties and almost £5m.
by Rob | Dec 19, 2014 | News
Charles Plant is leaving the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) at the end of this month “in a great deal better state than where I found it”, he has said in an interview to mark the end of his five-year tenure.
by Rob | Dec 19, 2014 | News
City lawyers have joined the Law Society in calling on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to reconsider plans to withdraw from regulating consumer credit work.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2014 | News
The Property Ombudsman yesterday issued a code of practice on Sale by Tender, by which buyers rather than sellers pay the agent’s fee.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2014 | News
Property Alert is a free property monitoring service aimed at anyone worried that their registered property could be at risk from fraud.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2014 | News
US company LegalZoom today makes plain its ambitions for the UK market by saying there is “no question” that it will become the best-known legal brand on this side of the Atlantic.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2014 | News
The SRA has closed an alternative business structure after obtaining a High Court order to obtain crucial evidence.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2014 | News
The Law Society has published its response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) consultation on the regulation of consumer credit activities, which closed on 15 December.
by Rob | Dec 17, 2014 | News
The Property Ombudsman has released guidelines on how agents should handle the controversial Sale By Tender process, which has received criticism within the industry and from MPs and the media.
