by Rob | Jul 18, 2014 | News
A bill to abolish chancel repair liability has been successfully introduced into the House of Lords.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2014 | News
Clients are significantly more likely to find a solicitor through the internet than by asking friends or family, a major study of over 2,000 people has found.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2014 | News
Chartered accountants will be able to carry out reserved probate work themselves, without the need to instruct a solicitor, from next month, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has said.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2014 | News
Law firm leaders have to realise that the marketplace is increasingly commercial and must respond. Otherwise, failure beckons, writes the chief executive of QualitySolicitors.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2014 | News
Policyholders with Latvian insurer Balva have been given fresh hope of making a successful claim for compensation.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2014 | News
MPs today lambasted a banking chief over ‘sham’ letters to lenders that purported to be from a solicitor’s firm.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
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by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Agents’ Mutual is this morning announcing the name of the portal it will be launching next January – On the Market.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Get ready to use a defibrillator on David Cameron – just as he reshuffles the cabinet to become more media-savvy and in touch with the community, so it has been revealed that over 15 per cent of young adults believe Help To Buy is a personal shopping...
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
The appointment of Brandon Lewis as housing and planning minister in David Cameron’s reshuffle signifies a serious elevation for housing in the current government.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Agents are reporting that even now, many weeks after the introduction, the rigorous and long-winded questioning process at the heart of the Mortgage Market Review is still causing horrendous delays.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Breathe a sigh of relief – Bank of England governor Mark Carney says there are no new measures which he has left to intervene in the housing market.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
The row over banks sending letters to customers in debt that falsely appear to be from independent solicitors’ firms, rather than their in-house lawyers, is set to rumble on.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Nat West and RBS are warning legal firms to stay alert after a spate of vishing (voice-phishing) scams across the sector
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has removed reference to the Law Society’s controversial practice note on Shariah-compliant wills from its guidance on will drafting, it has emerged.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
QualitySolicitors is to launch its ‘QS Price Promise’ in September, combined with a national TV advertising campaign, the network has revealed.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
Withdrawal of cack-handed sell-off plan should not close all options for reform.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2014 | News
The government still has ambitions to privatise some Land Registry services, despite its climbdown in the face of an overwhelmingly critical response to a consultation.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
“Given the importance of the Land Registry to the effective operation of the UK property market, we have concluded that further consideration would be valuable. Therefore, at this time, no decision has been taken to change Land Registry’s model.” Ed...
by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
A new building society which launches today is designed to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder – with the help of their relatives.
