Solicitors attack latest ‘professional enablers’ slur (LSG)
Lawyers have been labelled ’professional enablers’ of financial crime in the latest move to clamp down on suspicious wealth.
Negligent law firm to pay claimant £78k – despite her ‘tainted with illegality’ purchase (LSG)
The Court of Appeal has upheld a damages award against a negligent law firm – despite it being widely acknowledged that the winning claimant was involved in mortgage fraud.
Conveyancers liable for registration error despite mortgage fraud (LF)
There is “no public interest” in allowing a negligent conveyancer to avoid liability when they did not know that their client was actually engaged in mortgage fraud, the Court of […]
No commission, no fees – meet the agency selling homes ‘for free’ (EAT
An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor.
Emoov boss in Twitter outburst describing Mark Carney as “dangerous” (EAT)
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash.
Estate agent fees ‘now account for almost half of moving costs’ (PIE)
Estate agency fees have been singled out as the biggest cost of moving house.