How will electric cars change conveyancing and the housing market? (EAT)
Conveyancers should consider the provision of electric vehicle parking and charging in transactions according to a legal company.
Many transactions ‘taking four months from offer to exchange’ (EAT)
NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange.
Warning: Emails misusing the details of McHale Legal Ltd
Correspondence has been sent misusing the SRA ID and addresses of McHale Legal Ltd and the name of Waldron & Schofield, a trading name of McHale Legal Ltd.
SRA flags over £200m of potential money laundering by solicitors (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) made 26 reports of suspected money laundering by solicitors to the National Crime Agency (NCA) last year, involving more than £200m in possible criminal proceeds.
The factors that are to blame for conveyancing delays (PIE)
Delays have arisen from the impact of the pandemic on third parties such as local authorities, HM Land Registry and lenders.
Warning: Emails misusing the names of ‘Christina Anthony’ and ‘Anthony Devonald Richards Solicitors’
Emails were sent on 22 March 2021 that falsely purported to share a file from ‘Chris Anthony’ of ‘Anthony Devonald Richards Solicitors’.
Warning: ‘Lake Solicitors’ and a connected website claiming it has offices in London and Newcastle
A website is operating for ‘Lake Solicitors’, falsely claiming to be a website for a firm of solicitors based in London and Gateshead.
Zoopla head of research tells EYE how the pandemic-led market is trending (PIE)
One of the most striking themes to emerge from the market data a year on from the first lockdown is the rise in speed at which the sales market is […]
Lockdown helped third of UK homebuyers get onto property ladder
A third of UK homebuyers have been helped onto the property ladder due to lockdown according to new research by Yes Homebuyers.
Warning: Website misusing the names of employees of Axiom Stone Solicitors
A website is operating, misusing the names of past and present employees of Axiom Stone Solicitors.
Warning: Emails misusing the names of Daniel Clifford of Daniel Clifford Law LLP
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name Daniel Clifford of Daniel Clifford Law LLP.
Covid has created a playground for fraudsters and SDLT holiday left the door “wide open” to criminals (PIE)
The surge in home sales sparked by the Stamp Duty holiday has left the door “wide open” to criminals, says a leading conveyancing firm.