Fraudsters lied about retaining Manchester solicitors to fool NatWest (LF)
The fraudsters whose activities led to NatWest being fined £265m over anti-money laundering failures lied about having retained a Manchester law firm in a bid to deflect suspicions.
Conveyancing IT crash exposes weaknesses in transaction process (EAT)
At the moment if a property is marked ‘under offer’ the assumption is it’s sold, and the ensuing legal process is a foregone conclusion.
IT chaos at Simplify conveyancing group ‘makes my blood boil’ (PIE)
The stressful process of buying and selling property is simply not being managed sensitively.
RoPA-style regulation of estate agents in Jersey backed by trade body (TN)
Propertymark says current situation on the island leaves consumers vulnerable to bad practice and questionable standards.
Adverse possession of registered land (PG4)
Guidance about adverse possession of registered land. Aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 4).
Adverse possession of (1) unregistered land and (2) registered land where a right to be registered was acquired before 13 October 2003 (PG5)
Guidance on adverse possession where a right to be registered was acquired before 13 October 2003 (practice guide 5).
Conveyancing income on the rise at Simplify in pre-attack results (LF)
The Simplify conveyancing group saw its turnover from legal work increase by 3% to nearly £125m in its last financial year, which does not cover the recent cyber-attack on the […]
Purplebricks “faces £30m payout over tenant deposits” (EAT)
The Daily Telegraph is this evening reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords at risk of being fined.”
Warning: Emails and website claiming to be for Ben Patel Law
Emails and website claiming to be for ‘Ben Patel’ of ‘Ben Patel Law’.
Warning: Email misusing the name of Nico Naper of Bhogal Partners
An email has been sent misusing the name of Nico Naper of Bhogal Partners, attaching a document which may contain malware if opened.
Competition watchdog probes search industry giant (LSG)
A merger in the fast-consolidating searches data market could lead to higher costs for conveyancers, the competition watchdog said recently.
Warning: Letters misusing the name of Slater and Gordon UK Limited
Letters have been sent misusing the names of Stephen Clifford and Slater and Gordon UK Limited.