by Rob | Jul 19, 2022 | News
HM Land Registry (HMLR) was hit by a surge of 85% in complaints over the past year in the wake of the property boom sparked by the stamp duty holiday, its annual report has revealed.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | Alerts, News
A letter has been sent misusing the name Scornik Gerstein LLP regarding a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | News
Estate agents will be relieved to hear that the Government has rejected calls for an Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) to be completed before a home can be listed or marketed for sale.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | News, Updates
Guidance on applications to register transactions involving trustees of land, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 24).
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent to a member of the public from ‘Barrister Bart Williams’ of ‘B.Williams & Co Solicitor’ in relation to a supposed inheritance claim.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | Alerts, News
A website is operating and falsely claiming to be for a law firm called ‘DMC Law Firm’ based in Leeds.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2022 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (has warned firms about the importance of proper file storage and data retention, after a licensed conveyancer abandoned 15,000 archived files.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | Alerts, News
The website at ‘www.assurelawfin.com’ is operating claiming to be for a law firm called ‘Assure Law Finance Limited’.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP requesting payments of supposed invoices.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Bill Thomas’ of Duane Morris in relation to a supposed inheritance.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | News
New research shows that one in five companies report increased threat of money laundering and other financial crimes.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Updates
Our Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 reveals a strong year in our transition to a data-driven, digital organisation that is flexible, resilient and responsive to market challenges.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Updates
Accelerating our digital transformation
by Rob | Jul 14, 2022 | News
New housing secretary Greg Clark has sent out formal contracts to finalise pledges by major housebuilders to help remediate and fund work to solve the UK’s cladding crisis.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2022 | News
New indemnity insurance scheme will cover surveyors who complete cladding inspections of towers, are ease the logjam.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2022 | News
Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional judgement” on the material information needed in their different marketing materials.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2022 | News
New reports show that take-up amongst local authorities of the Land Registry digital home sales scheme has stalled as just one in seven have signed up to the land charges register, despite cash incentives.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2022 | News
Parts B and C will be announced shortly, and will include material information such as non-standard construction, absence of certain utilities, restrictive covenants, flood risk and other specific factors that may impact certain properties.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2022 | Alerts, News
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Shamila Palansuriya of Gibson Young Solicitors LLP, which may contain malware if opened.
by Rob | Jul 11, 2022 | News, Updates
How to protect, renew or cancel a spouse’s or civil partner’s home rights arising under the Family Law Act 1996 (practice guide 20).
