Chancellor implored not to go ahead with ‘madness’ of property taxes (PIE)
Conveyancers have told George Osborne that he should scrap or water down his Stamp Duty Land Tax proposals.
Lawyers told to inform agents if stamp duty deadline cannot be met (EAT)
The Law Society is calling on its members to warn not just clients but also estate agents if there is a possibility that current transactions for ‘additional homes’ may fail […]
Government trumpets 150,000 Help to Buy completions (TC)
Government trumpets 150,000 Help to Buy completions. 150,000 completions have been made under the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee programme since […]
Avalanche of concerns over SRA’s ‘super exam’ (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has received an avalanche of criticism over its plan to introduce a central ‘super exam’ to be taken by all would-be solicitors.