Woman alleges the Japanese knotweed caused her house to devalue by £150,000
A woman who sued her neighbour due to a disagreement over Japanese knotweed has been left with a £100,000 legal bill after the judge found in the neighbour’s favour.
Purplebricks believed to be bringing in a massive price hike
Property Industry Eye has received credible information that suggests Purplebricks is to implement a substantial increase in its prices in the New Year.
Metamorph ditches Quality Solicitors as network bought out
A law firm network that once promised to shake up the high street has changed hands again as part of the fire sale of the struggling Metamorph Group.
Buying agent Henry Pryor in MMoA Twitter spat over auction property
Buying agent Henry Pryor has cooked up a Twitter storm over agents selling property through Modern Method of Auction.
Warning: Document misusing old letterhead of Levi Solicitors LLP
A document regarding a supposed change of leaseholder has been sent to an energy company, purporting to be from Levi Solicitors LLP.
Conveyancing veteran picks up Lifetime Achievement Award
Rob Hailstone, Founder of the Bold Legal Group, has recently been bestowed with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his 48 years serving the conveyancing profession.
Conveyancing giant consults on redundancies
A conveyancing giant that handles a quarter of a million conveyancing instructions a year has announced potential redundancies due to a slow down in the housing market.
‘Challenger’ conveyancing firm publishes data and claims to shave weeks off transaction times
They achieve this by ordering searches without delay, raising enquiries geared towards speedy resolution, and working with agents to chase for replies every few days. Three simple things that make […]
HM Land Registry: where to submit an application in the portal
Where to submit an application in the portal.
Notices under the Land Registration Rules 2003
When dealing with applications by means other than post, DX or personal delivery, the Chief Land Registrar may give notice publicising this.
Banks stopping law firms with licences acting for sanctioned people
There have been “numerous scenarios” where banks have stopped solicitors working under government licences for those subject to UK sanctions by refusing to process transactions.
Client ID checks are not enough, SRA says in new sanctions guide
Solicitors in danger of breaching the UK sanctions regime must question not just who their client is but why they want to engage with a lawyer at all, the Solicitors […]