Building Safety Act amends introduced in new remediation bill
Amendments to the Building Safety Act have been introduced into Parliament in an effort to speed up work to make safe buildings with unsafe cladding.
Younger buyers refuse to give up on homeownership despite affordability squeeze
Young buyers have not abandoned their ambitions of owning a home, despite rising prices and the challenge of saving a deposit.
Warning: Emails and documents have been sent purporting to be from Simon Barker and Janes Solicitors LLP
Emails and documents have been sent misusing the name of a genuine solicitor and the name and details of a genuine firm of solicitors in relation to the recovery of […]
The Conveyancing Improvement Collective (CIC) – Coming to a town near you
Why does buying and selling a home still take so long? As transaction times rise and fall-through rates remain stubbornly high, Rob Hailstone explores what’s really slowing the process down […]
Warning: Email from ‘Khadijah Buksh’ misusing the name of Gherson LLP
An email has been sent claiming to be from ‘Khadijah Buksh’ which misuses the name of Gherson LLP.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Suleman Osman and the name and details of Osmans Solicitors
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Suleman Osman and, the name and details of Osmans Solicitors in relation to conveyancing matters.
Warning: Letters misusing the name of a genuine solicitor and law firm
Letters have been sent purporting to be from Greene & Greene and misusing the name of Bianca Belby and Charles Drostan Guthrie.
Warning: WhatsApp profile misusing the names of Emma de Ronde and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
WhatsApp messages have been sent from a profile misusing the name ‘Emma de Ronde’ and purporting to be from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Service charges soar as leasehold sector under spotlight again
A new analysis claims leasehold service charges have risen a third in the past five years – but by a quarter in one year alone.
Mansion Tax U-turn spares almost one in 10 London homes
Retaining the £2million Mansion Tax thresholds avoids drawing more homes into the controversial tax, says Yopa’s Verona Frankish.
Government proposes six-month threshold for empty home orders
The UK government announced on 27 September 2026 plans to reduce the qualifying period for Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) from two years to six months, a move that has […]
Former agent says ‘I’ll take down Rightmove’
A new property sales app wants its listings to emphasise video footage of homes on sale, claiming this gives it an advantage over Rightmove and traditional portals.