Banned ‘factory’ conveyancer refused entry to legal profession (LSG)
A former conveyancer who allowed mortgage monies to be transferred to conmen has been denied a route back into the profession after five years of sanctions.
New register of homes owned by offshore companies could give criminals a ‘hit list’ of victims, claim (PIE)
The creation of a public register showing exactly who owns UK property via offshore companies could be a criminals’ charter, handing the underworld a ‘hit’ list of where celebrities and […]
Alarm bells sound as residential sales collapse to 850,000 (PIE)
Residential transactions in England and Wales fell by nearly 15% last year, new Land Registry figures suggest.