Lack of mortgage affordability at near all-time high for FTBs: Nationwide
The rise in the cost of servicing mortgages relative to take home pay is the greatest contributor to a lack of affordability for first-time buyers, according to Nationwide.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Slaughter and May
Emails have been sent to members of the public claiming to be from Slaughter and May in relation to an overdue invoice.
Warning: Correspondence misusing the name of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Correspondence has been received falsely claiming to be from an employee of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP.
Warning: Emails sent claiming to be from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) using ‘@mysra.uk’
Emails have been sent from the email domain name ‘@mysra.uk’ claiming to be from employees of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Conveyancing boss: ‘Blame game’ won’t improve transaction delays
The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or public bodies, a senior property professional has claimed.
HMRC fines a further 24 firms for AML breaches
HMRC has fined an additional 24 firms for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches between April and June 2022.
Warning: Website for ‘Collins & Palmer Law Firm’
The website at ‘www.collinspalmer.com’ is operating falsely claiming to be for a law firm authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Banks still hindering letting agents, warns Propertymark
Letting agents are still finding it hard to maintain their pooled client accounts from high street banks who continue to misinterpret anti-money laundering regulations.
HM Land Registry: key performance indicators
The targets we set each year to measure our performance and progress.
Land Registry to stage strike in February
HM Land Registry (HMLR) is amongst 124 government departments that will strike on 1st February amidst ongoing disputes over pay, pensions, jobs, and redundancy terms, the Public and Commercial Services […]
Warning: Website for ‘Morgan Chambers’ claiming to be a law firm
The website at ‘www.morganchambers.co.uk’ is operating falsely claiming to be a law firm called ‘Morgan Chambers’
Metamorph: Over 1,000 boxes of wills and deeds yet to be claimed following intervention
It has been revealed that more than 1,000 boxes of wills and deeds are yet to be claimed from those Metamorph firms that were shut down last year following intervention by the […]