Boris Johnson to “kindle the dream of home ownership” (TC)
Following victory in Monday night’s no-confidence vote amongst Conservative MPs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to announce plans over the next week that will “kindle that dream of […]
Supply-demand imbalance to push house prices higher, says Fine & Country CEO (PIE)
House prices in the UK are currently at an all-time high, with potential room for further growth, despite the greater cost-of-living squeeze.
Talk of a property ‘crash’ is just noisy speculation. Here’s why (TN)
This kind of noise creates more heat than light as no one can accurately predict what will happen to the housing market with any confidence, says Fine & Country’s Global […]
HM Land Registry: commercial services terms and conditions
Standard terms and conditions for HM Land Registry commercial products and services.
New homeowners warned over fake stamp duty refund claims (EAT)
New homeowners are being warned about cold calls from scammers advising them to make speculated stamp duty refund claim.
Warning: ‘Al-Zamil/Z Law Limited’ claiming to be a law firm
Documents has been sent from ‘Al-Zamil/Z Law Limited’ claiming to be a law firm in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Warning: Correspondence misusing the name of Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd
Correspondence has been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd’.
PropTech Today – upfront information agenda
Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in favour of more upfront information – and nearly 50% of tm:tv attendees (May 2022) voted that upfront information would […]
Law Society slams new SRA health and wellbeing rules (TC)
Proposals laid out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for changes to its rules on health and wellbeing at work are not supported by evidence, the Law Society of England […]
Lawyers “underestimate public appetite” for using technology (LF)
The public sees cybercrime as the biggest threat from legaltech, while lawyers were most concerned about the impersonal nature of the service.
Agents reveal most common culprit when it comes to fall-throughs (EAT)
Buyer issues have been cited as the main cause of fall-throughs, according to new research.
Help to Buy to be withdrawn two months early (TC)
The UK’s Help to Buy scheme is set to be withdrawn in March 2023, two months earlier than initially planned, in a move that will no doubt derail the plans […]