Money-laundering: NAEA wants government action on four fronts (EAT)
The National Association of Estate Agents has teamed up with a campaigning anti-corruption body to call for four major changes to the sales and purchase process in a bid to […]
SRA championing innovation in the legal sector
The SRA has unveiled a new initiative to support legal services firms that want to innovate and grow their business in creative ways.
Yes, Prime Minister? This is not our idea of affordable homes (PIE)
The Government’s Housing and Planning Bill, currently going through Parliament, proposes that the affordable new starter housing should be capped at £250,000 outside London and £450,000 in the capital.
“Most agents don’t check vendor-neighbour disputes” – claim (EAT)
An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes with neighbours, for fear of having pricing or sale […]
What you need to know about first registrations (TC)
Land Registry, from 7th September 2015, has changed the documents required to be delivered when a customer applies for first registration.
Report: Law firms’ unwillingness to change opening the door to new market entrants (LF)
The slow pace of change in the legal profession means it is “not surprising” to see new types of firms, with completely different business models, winning market share, an authoritative […]
Lack of “strong brands” to advise small businesses, says Rocket Lawyer chief (LF)
There are “no strong brands yet” to advise small businesses on legal services and law firms tend to “look the same”, Mark Edwards, vice president and general manager of Rocket […]
QualitySolicitors cuts annual losses (LSG)
QualitySolicitors reduced its losses by more than £1m in the latest financial year, newly published accounts show, but the franchise remains dependent on millions of pounds worth of investment from […]
SDT costs reach almost £3m after 69% surge in cases (LSG)
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will increase its budget next year to £2.9m to cope with a massive rise in the number of cases coming before it.