Ker-ching! Stamp duty refunds soar during Coronavirus crisis (EAT)
A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June – the peak Coronavirus crisis period.
Emails misusing the names of Ian Lane and Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Ian Lane of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
Ministers have underestimated scale of cladding problem, say managing agents (TN)
The industry needs to persuade the government to speed up the cladding remediation process, make it more effective and make funding easier to access to helped trapped leaseholders.
Purplebricks and Emoov founders call for radical stamp duty reform (EAT)
Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp duty to ignite the housing market after lockdown.
Work begins on property logbooks to speed up conveyancing (LSG)
Property logbooks could be introduced to the home buying and selling process to speed up conveyancing.
Proptech firms tasked with developing how to digitise upfront sales information (PIE)
An industry group has been setup to look specifically at the creation of property logbooks that would provide more upfront information during a sale.
Property Logbooks: working party to consider how they could work (EAT)
A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed up transactions and deter fall-throughs.
Correspondence misusing the name of Farrer & Co LLP
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Farrer & Co LLP, in relation to a financial transaction supposedly relating to medical equipment.
Government minister suggests Stamp Duty could be reviewed after coronavirus outbreak (PIE)
The Government has indicated that Stamp Duty could be reformed as part of tax changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“John Pauley & Co Solicitors” and the website “www․johnpauleysolicitors․net”
The website “www․johnpauleysolicitors․net” is operating, which claims to be for a firm of solicitors called “John Pauley & Co Solicitors” based in Manchester․
It’s time to strap on a pair and speed up the process (PIE)
With the spectacular heating up of the market, agents really do need to seize this opportunity and start taking the lead when it comes to influencing buyers and sellers to […]
SRA to beef up AML monitoring of law firms (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to beef up its monitoring of firms’ anti-money laundering efforts and begin a review of continuing competence, its draft 2020/21 business plan has revealed.