Buy-to-let lending tumbles by almost half since introduction of Stamp Duty surcharge (PIE)
Buy-to-let lending is down 47% on levels before the introduction of the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge levied on the purchase of additional properties.
Digital escrow service removes need for lawyer to hold client cash (LSG)
A digital vault to hold funds in the homebuying process could remove the need for conveyancers to handle large sums if an escrow service which enabled the UK’s first fully […]
LSB censures Law Society – but content with regulatory independence (LSG)
The oversight regulator has issued its first public censure after finding that the Law Society broke its internal governance rules between 2014 and 2017.