Figures reveal stamp duty income dropping after government’s reform (EAT)
There has been a £620m decline in stamp duty income for the government in the first nine months of 2015 according to high-end estate agency Knight Frank.
Conveyancers predict flood-checks will be mandatory during transactions (EAT)
A poll of conveyancers suggests that the vast majority believe environmental searches to identify the risk of flooding will become standard for house purchases.
Will the Law Society be fighting for survival soon? (LF)
It is not a massive exaggeration to say that the Law Society will be fighting for its existence in the months to come.
Reserved activities rule removed by the SRA (LF)
Law firms no longer need to carry out reserved activities in order to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority – but the regulator has offered assurances that it will […]