by Rob | Jun 6, 2018 | News
A recent Court of Appeal ruling indicates that solicitors acting for fake vendors can no longer hope to pin the blame for a property fraud on other parties in the sale.
by Rob | Jun 5, 2018 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers is to become the first regulator to mandate that the firms it regulates publish their service standards and prices online.
by Rob | Jun 4, 2018 | News
A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is better than pensions for retirement.
by Rob | Jun 4, 2018 | News
Over a third of home movers would be prepared to pay more for a “premium customer service” from their conveyancer, according to new research that also charts how local solicitors have lost ground to licensed conveyancers and online operations.
by Rob | Jun 1, 2018 | News
Buy-to-let lending is down 47% on levels before the introduction of the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge levied on the purchase of additional properties.
by Rob | Jun 1, 2018 | News
A digital vault to hold funds in the homebuying process could remove the need for conveyancers to handle large sums if an escrow service which enabled the UK’s first fully digital mortgage settlement takes off.
