Lawyers concerned about ‘tapering’ of latest eviction ban
The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until late May.
Huge majority want more info and more speed during transactions (EAT)
A PropTech firm says the public wants an easier way to buy and sell property.
Warning: Letters misusing the name of Harrison Drury & Co Ltd
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Benjamin Hughes of Harrison Drury & Co Ltd.
Warning: Email and website using the name Abraham Cole of ‘Abraham Cole Solicitors’
Correspondence has been sent to a member of the public claiming to be from ‘Abraham Cole’ of ‘Abraham Cole Solicitors’.
Rics updates its guidance on cladding (MS)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has set out new guidance to clarify which properties require valuers to complete an EWS1 form and which do not, in a bid to […]
Warning: Letters and website misusing the names of Dominik Opalinski and Hunters Law LLP
Letters relating to a purported inheritance have been sent, misusing the names of Dominik Opalinski and Hunters Law LLP.
‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative launched across property industry (EAT)
A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry.
Solicitors face hardest PII market for 20 years (LSG)
Solicitors are facing the hardest market for indemnity cover since demutualisation over 20 years ago, with some insurers seeking personal guarantees and demanding that policy excesses be paid into escrow.
First registrations (PG1)
Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1).
Surge in online property searches following stamp duty holiday and 5% deposits announcement (PIE)
Rightmove says that visits to its website on Wednesday 3rd March surpassed 9 million for the first time, overtaking the previous record of just over 8.5 million visits recorded last […]
Stamp Duty deadline – here’s the last date to market a property in time (EAT)
Rightmove says that currently the average time for a seller to find a buyer is 65 days nationally, and it takes a further 126 days to go through the legal […]
Warning: Websites falsely claiming to be Evans Bissett Solicitors
The websites, ‘evansbissett․co․uk’ and ‘evansbissettsolicitors․business․site’ are operating, falsely claiming to be Evans Bissett Solicitors.