Taxman to update guidance on ‘confusing’ Stamp Duty surcharge (PIE)
HMRC is set to update its guidance on the higher rate of Stamp Duty, which has been branded so confusing that it has caught out solicitors and estate agents.
Agency Warns Of Fake Property Advert Scam (TC)
Online fraudsters are targeting prospective tenants by offering listed properties at a lower price.
SRA wants to become separate legal entity from Law Society (LF)
Legal regulators have urged the Legal Services Board to use its review of the internal governance rules to give them greater independence from their representative bodies.
Conveyancing work falls for the first time in six years (LSG)
Conveyancers have suffered a drop in their workload for the first time in six years, according to an end-of-year edition of a regular benchmarking survey.