HM Land Registry: digital applications
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Paperless conveyancing ‘the norm’ by 2025, Land Registry suggests
Secure paperless buying and selling of property ‘could be the norm’ by 2024-25, HM Land Registry has suggested in its latest strategy for end-to-end digital conveyancing.
Flirting, banter and plying with drink: SRA sets out detailed sexual misconduct guidance
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today set out in granular detail what will or may constitute sexual misconduct by solicitors, after a surge of complaints in the past five years.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Karen Hughes of ‘Hogan Lovells LLP’
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Karen Hughes of ‘Hogan Lovells LLP’, requesting payment of overdue invoices.
Zoopla advise vendors on the best ways to drive down estate agency fees
The property portal, which charges estate agents to list properties on their platform, issued to the public via their Guide to Selling, the key things to consider ‘when choosing an […]
Up to 70% of land register updates to be automated by 2025
Up to seven out of ten updates to the land register will be automated by March 2025, HM Land Registry (HMLR) has predicted, as it pledged to promote “a secure […]
Estate agents ‘wrongly’ rely on hard copy AML checks
Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research warns.
Conveyancer checklist to reduce lease application errors
A ‘complex and often misunderstood’ area of land registration is causing HM Land Registry to raise an average of 138 requests for further information a day, the agency has revealed.
Almost a quarter of homebuyers not asked to prove their identity
A high number of homebuyers across the UK are not being asked to provide identification when purchasing a property, let alone having their ID properly verified, new research shows.
Worrying consequences of proposals to abolish S21 evictions revealed
A new survey has revealed the consequences of the Government’s evictions reform proposals within its recent white paper.
What do 50 year mortgages mean for first-time buyers?
Prospects of a 50-year mortgage can be a little daunting, but for many first-time buyers in the U.K. it is important the government explores options allowing them to purchase a […]
Sex, drugs and panel property lawyers
Discussions between agents and lawyers over the conveyancing process have been escalating in recent months, most of which degenerate, pantomime-like, into back-and-forth arguments.