by Rob | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Bold Legal Group (BLG), the membership organisation for the conveyancing community has announced that it will launch its inaugural summer conference on Tuesday 28th June, at Regent’s Conferences & Events, London.
by Rob | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Commonhold, which allows a person to own a freehold flat, and be a member of the company which owns and manages the shared areas and structures of the building, has struggled to gain traction since it was introduced in 2002.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2022 | News
Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information.
by Rob | Mar 9, 2022 | News
The MyIdentity scheme aims to make home buying and selling a safer digital process.
by Rob | Mar 8, 2022 | News
Dye & Durham has further strengthened their commitment to improving the way property and conveyancing risk is reported on, by consolidating the expertise and experience at Terrafirma, Lawyer Checker and Future Climate Information (FCI) into one central Insight...
by Rob | Mar 8, 2022 | Alerts, News
An email has been sent misusing the name of Burges Salmon in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
by Rob | Mar 8, 2022 | News
Our House, a new ITV drama which will air its first episode on Monday, 7th March, has a storyline centred around the crime of “house hijacking”, a situation wherein a homeowner is impersonated and has their house sold in their name, often having no knowledge of the...
by Rob | Mar 8, 2022 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to conduct spot checks on law firms to ensure they are complying with the sanctions imposed on Russian individuals, companies and ships.
by Rob | Mar 5, 2022 | Alerts, News
The website ‘www.crownlegalcrown.com’ is operating, falsely claiming to be for a law firm called ‘Crown Legal Services’.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2022 | News
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably keen to optimise their competitive advantage.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2022 | News
The event has been launched with a view to bringing the conveyancing community together to foster collaboration and share knowledge and ideas from sector leaders.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2022 | News
51% of employees in the legal service industry have had no cyber security training arranged by their current employer, according to a new survey. This is alarming information as the same survey reveals 83% of legal professionals handle confidential data at work.
by Rob | Mar 4, 2022 | News
HM Land Registry (HMLR) have announced that from November this year, all portal AP1 applications must be submitted using the Digital Registration Service.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2022 | News
Foreign owners of UK property will be required to register their real identities in the new Economic Crime Bill the government has fast tracked following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
by Rob | Mar 3, 2022 | News
Regulating second home ownership in Wales through changes to planning policy will add complexity to the buying and selling process, meaning potential delays and costs for sellers and agents, according to Propertymark, the professional body for the property...
by Rob | Mar 2, 2022 | News
Bold Legal Group (BLG), the membership organisation for the conveyancing community, has announced that it will launch its inaugural summer conference on Tuesday 28th June at Regent’s Conferences & Events, London.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2022 | News
Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to date sanctions lists released by the government.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Updates
HM Land Registry portal users can use the new Digital Registration Service to submit HM Land Registry applications online.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Updates
We’re changing the way you create and submit AP1 applications using the portal.
by Rob | Mar 2, 2022 | News
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England has published its consultation on the proposal to withdraw the mortgage “affordability test”, which specifies a stress interest rate for lenders when assessing prospective borrowers’ ability to repay a...
