by Rob | Sep 21, 2017 | News
It has emerged that a mortgage fraud which took place earlier this year was actually for an amount three times higher than was first thought.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2017 | News
A 13-year-old property ownership system branded by critics as a ‘failed tenure’ could be the answer to eliminating leasehold abuse, a trade body has suggested.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2017 | News
English property law needs ‘sensible changes’ rather than a complete overhaul to stop abuse involving leaseholds, the Law Society said today, suggesting that new houses should be sold freehold unless there are justified reasons not to.
by Rob | Sep 20, 2017 | News
Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden of stamp duty payments from buyers to sellers.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2017 | News
The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in “a fragmented, antiquated and fundamentally broken conveyancing system.”
by Rob | Sep 19, 2017 | News
HM Land Registry have recently released a form enabling registered owners to update their name in the land register following a change of gender.