Gazeal – ending gazumping forever (TC)
Goodbye to gazumping and guzundering – and the 22% fall through rate on property purchases.
“Be Vigilant” SRA warns after new bank scam
The SRA continues to call for extra vigilance across the sector after a small north east conveyancing firm became the latest victim of telephone bank scammers.
Labour “scraps stamp duty for first time buyers” (EAT)
In a dramatic intervention in the sales market, Labour says it will scrap stamp duty for first time buyer purchases of properties valued up to £300,000.
Number of practitioners rising fast (LSG)
The number of solicitors in private practice grew at its fastest rate for nine years in 2014, further confirming the profession’s recovery from economic crisis and recession.