Ground rent on new residential leases ends today (TN)
The Government’s ban on charging ground rent on new leases in England and Wales comes into force today.
Conveyancers urged to work with agents on up front information (TC)
Conveyancers have been urged to work with estate agents on providing the material information disclosures required by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) as part of […]
New laws urgently needed to control facial recognition (LSG)
New legislation is urgently needed to regulate biometric technologies such as facial recognition, an independent legal review has concluded.
Trading Standards: Mobile signal may be material information for property listings (EAT)
Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of material information rules, Trading Standards has revealed.
Groundsure launches new ClimateIndex analysis module (TC)
Groundsure, an environmental analytics business, launched the module at the Bold Legal Conference.
Government commits to further leasehold reform “within this Parliament” (TC)
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has received an update from Government on its intended programme of leasehold enfranchisement reform, which makes a commitment to further reforms “within this […]
Bold founder launches “National Conveyancing Week” (TC)
A “National Conveyancing Week” would aim to educate the property industry and wider general public about the role of conveyancers in the home moving transaction and serve to restore some […]
Estate agents “discriminating” because of conveyancers’ referral fees (LF)
Addressing the Bold Legal Group summer conference in London, Mr Munro stressed that conveyancers paying estate agents referral fees was acceptable providing they were transparent and “not causing discrimination”.
Going digital! More than 100,000 sales complete using digitised Land Registry data (EAT)
More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data.
Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19)
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
The leasehold reform legislation (PG27)
Advice for conveyancers on the land registration aspects of the exercise of rights under leasehold reform legislations (practice guide 27).
Evidence of identity: conveyancers (PG67)
This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67).