by Rob | Aug 10, 2022 | News
There is a “growing body of opinion” that conveyancers have a duty of care to advise clients on the risks climate change represents to property, it was claimed recently.
by Rob | Aug 9, 2022 | Alerts, News
A letter has been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Tom Airey’ of ‘Saunders Law Firm’ in relation to offering a service for ‘business compliance’.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2022 | News
An Australian FinTech which this year entered the UK market has outlined the e-conveyancing lessons that the UK property industry can learn from its counterparts Down Under.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2022 | News
Earlier this year, the Digital Identity Systems Certification (DISC) – a pilot scheme created by the government to enable digital identity service providers (IDSPs) to certify themselves against an agreed framework – announced that it would accept expressions of...
by Rob | Aug 8, 2022 | News
To blame conveyancing, or to understand...
by Rob | Aug 8, 2022 | News
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, has warned that the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme is becoming unsustainable, with councils struggling to rebuild homes as quickly as they are being sold.
by Rob | Aug 8, 2022 | News
Practising fees for solicitors are to increase by 10%, or £10.4m, in the next year, with the practising certificate fee (PCF) to rise £20, the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have proposed.
by Rob | Aug 6, 2022 | Alerts, News
A website is operating and falsely claiming to be for a regulated law firm called ‘Legal Representation’.
by Rob | Aug 6, 2022 | Alerts, News
An email attaching a letter has been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Watson Farley & Williams LLP’ in relation to a supposed debt collection.
by Rob | Aug 5, 2022 | News
A conveyancing alternative business structure launched last month aims to cut transaction times by at least a month, using a chatbot to help clients complete a seller’s pack.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | Alerts, News
Email and telephone calls have been sent and made to a member of the public falsely claiming to be from ‘Philip Joseph Magowan, Financial Services Solicitor’ at the ‘Solicitor Regulation Authority’.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | Alerts, News
The website at ‘www.ibislawandescrows.com’ is operating claiming to be for a law firm called ‘IBIS Solicitors’ and ‘IBIS Law firm and Escrows LLP’
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | News
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) are refusing to sign contracts promising to fix cladding issues. The planned government proposal is seeking to rectify dangerous cladding implementations after the Grenfell Tower fire.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | News
The property market is defying all odds and continues to run hot with 10% more households indicating a desire to move now than in April.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | News
A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when selling their home, thanks to the pandemic house price boom.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | News
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquisition of fellow property search firm TM Group.
by Rob | Aug 4, 2022 | News
Do you think it would be beneficial for all the parties to a transaction – agents, lenders, buyers, sellers etc – to have a better understanding of the conveyancing process?
by Rob | Aug 3, 2022 | News
Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part of a 34-page report where the agency went into remarkable detail about its recent travails.
by Rob | Aug 3, 2022 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Simpson Millar LLP providing fraudulent bank account details.
by Rob | Aug 2, 2022 | News
The Bank of England has withdrawn its mortgage affordability test as of today.
