Dirty tricks – and warnings over leasehold extensions (PIE)
Agents should be advising sellers and buyers against the dangers of informal leasehold extensions.
SRA and Law Society at loggerheads again over independent regulation (LF)
The general public strongly supports the notion of full separation of legal regulators from professional bodies, according to the results of an opinion poll commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Law Society proposes ‘single test’ to allay stamp duty fears (LSG)
The Law Society has proposed a single test that could resolve several concerns arising from the government’s higher stamp duty rates for second homes.