The government is ‘levelling up and backing home ownership’, says Gove (PIE)
The government has this week pledged almost £58m to councils to build new homes on brownfield land, with the aim to regenerate local areas and help more people onto the […]
Renters’ return to city centres sends prices soaring: Rightmove
Many city centres saw double digit price growth in the third quarter of this year, shows new data from Rightmove.
Warning: Consultancy agreements misusing the name of K&L Gates LLP
Consultancy agreements have been sent misusing the details of K&L Gates LLP.
Warning: Emails have been sent misusing the name of ‘Victor Fenwick’
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Victor Fenwick’ at ‘HFW- Holman Fenwick Willan LLP’
Warning: Website misusing the address for Greene & Greene
The website ’24tradeinvestment.com’ is misusing the address for a genuine solicitors firm; Greene & Greene.
Fall-throughs plummet but market crash possible, warns analyst (EAT)
Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline.
Agents urged to conduct extra legal checks on buyers (EAT)
Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements.
Warning: Emails have been sent misusing the name of ‘Clive Bennett’ and ‘Alpine Law’
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Clive Bennett’ of ‘Alpine Law Ltd’.
Stamp duty holiday fails to spark BTL surge (MS)
The stamp duty holiday failed to spark a surge in landlords bidding for more buy-to-let (BTL) properties, according to Hamptons.
Mortgage cryptocurrency “will lower cost of solicitors’ PII” (LF)
A company seeking to become a linchpin in the property market is to trial a crypto-currency to replace the traditional transfer of money between banks and conveyancers.
The government is seeking your views on plans for new property tax (PIE)
The government is seeking your views on the draft legislation of the Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT) ahead of its inclusion in the 2021-22 Finance Bill.
New property tax – government releases draft legislation (EAT)
It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of the summer as a way of funding remediation on properties with dangerous cladding.