Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50)
Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50).
Cladding crisis stalls again as lenders and RICS await guidance update (TC)
The Government’s plan to unlock at least some of the property market paralysed by the cladding crisis has faced yet another setback.
Warning: Telephone calls misusing the name of TLW Solicitors
Telephone calls relating to ‘pension withdrawals’ have been made, misusing the name of TLW Solicitors.
Warning: Emails from ‘Hodge Solicitors’ misusing an address in Yatton of John Hodge Solicitors
Emails purporting to be from ‘Hodge Solicitors’ falsely misusing a branch office address of John Hodge Solicitors. There is also a connected website.
Warning: Emails misusing the name ‘Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP’
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Alex Lewsley’ of ‘Thomson Snell & Passmore’ in relation to a deposit of payment for a supposedly banking transaction.
Warning: Tenancy agreement misusing the name and logo of Heslop & Platt
An English commercial tenancy agreement has been prepared, misusing the name and logo of Heslop & Platt.
Warning: Communication misusing the name of ‘Jennifer Browne’
Members of the public have received communication misusing the name of ‘Jennifer Browne’ in relation to a supposedly PPI claims.
Bumper stamp duty takings prompt calls for a rethink (MS)
A 92% surge in takings despite the stamp duty holiday freeing many buyers from having to pay the tax has prompted some in the industry to question whether a return […]
HM Land Registry portal: suspend or unsuspend an account
How Business e-services customers (business unit administrator role) can suspend or unsuspend a user account through the portal.
Warning: Correspondence from ‘Barrister Bart Williams’ of ‘B.Williams & Co Solicitor’
Emails sent to a member of the public from ‘Barrister Bart Williams’ of ‘B.Williams & Co Solicitor’, regarding a supposed inheritance.
A Bumpy Road for the Luxury Residential Market? (PW)
According to Savills, prime regional markets that have long been far behind London are catching up thanks to the fastest growth in a decade.
New fire safety planning requirements come into force (PIE)
New fire safety planning requirements came into effect yesterday for relevant developments involving high-rise residential buildings.