by Rob | Sep 19, 2018 | News
HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with the final decision on timings down to government ministers.
by Rob | Sep 18, 2018 | News
Solicitors have hit out at online agents as causing delays in transactions.
by Rob | Sep 17, 2018 | News
A new report out this morning says that last month an estimated 79,900 transactions completed, down 4% on the same month last year, and the lowest since 2013.
by Rob | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Lawyers have been labelled ’professional enablers’ of financial crime in the latest move to clamp down on suspicious wealth.
by Rob | Sep 14, 2018 | News
The Court of Appeal has upheld a damages award against a negligent law firm – despite it being widely acknowledged that the winning claimant was involved in mortgage fraud.
by Rob | Sep 14, 2018 | News
There is “no public interest” in allowing a negligent conveyancer to avoid liability when they did not know that their client was actually engaged in mortgage fraud, the Court of Appeal has ruled.