by Rob | Dec 18, 2017 | News
The Welsh Government has revealed the bands and rates for its new Land Transaction Tax, which replaces stamp duty in the principality from next April.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2017 | News
A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate agents licensed and ensuring sellers provide search, title and survey-style information ‘up front’ in the form of a property log...
by Rob | Dec 18, 2017 | News
Some conveyancers are calling for the licensing of estate agents, together with a requirement to pass a fit and proper test before they can trade.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2017 | News
Two homes have been sold using bitcoin currency by a small property firm.
by Rob | Dec 18, 2017 | News
HM Land Registry was set up in 1862 to make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper, by moving from an unregistered system of ownership to full registration of land. Our mission today, ‘your land and property rights: guaranteed and protected’, reflects this heritage...
by Rob | Dec 15, 2017 | News
A survey released this morning shows that estate agents’ fees have risen only four per cent in real terms since 2007 – despite a substantial increase in house prices in some parts of the country in the interim.
