Negative rate threat to conveyancing fees (LSG)
Conveyancers have warned that fees will come under pressure to increase in the event of negative interest rates, after the Bank of England cut rates to a record low of […]
Solicitors face 100% penalty for unsuccessful tax avoidance advice (LSG)
Solicitors who advise clients on tax avoidance schemes successfully challenged by the authorities would be caught by new penalties outlined by HM Revenue & Customs.
Thanks George! New figures show sheer size of transactions crash after Stamp Duty hike (PIE)
Housing transactions crashed in volume during April, official new figures reveal.
SDLT surcharge will hit transactions and prices of waterside homes (EAT)
Knight Frank is warning that it will “take time” for the three per cent stamp duty surcharge to be absorbed into the traditional waterfront second home market – and that […]
ABSs may “dominate in high-volume legal services” (LF)
The traditional law firm partnership structure is still dominant in the profession but the arrival of alternative business structures has disrupted the status quo and may eventually become the norm […]