Emoov troubles ‘do not mean the end for hybrid agents’ (EAT)
The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean the concept of the hybrid estate agent is dead.
Government rejects claims that Help to Buy is stifling the second-hand market (PIE)
The average income of Help to Buy users is almost double that of the overall UK average, raising questions of who is benefiting from the Government’s flagship housing scheme.
LSB told to share responsibility after SRA Handbook decision (LF)
The Legal Services Board has been told by its own consumer panel that it has to share the responsibility for ensuring that consumers do not suffer at the hands of […]
SRA insists avoiding conveyancing conflict ‘fundamental’ as firm fined £2k (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has reminded firms handling conveyancing transactions that every effort must be made to avoid any hint of conflict.
Chancery Lane brands green light for freelance solicitors ‘a serious error’ (LSG)
Solicitors will be free to work for unregulated businesses after decision-makers approved plans for a radical overhaul of practising rights.