Removal firms cancel all bookings not already started (EAT)
Advice to removal companies from their main trade body has put a stop to most transactions not already at a very late stage.
Major Home Builders Suspend Construction Projects (TC)
Many developers and home builders have taken a proactive decision to protect their employees by suspending their construction projects at the end of Tuesday.
You can move home
If you are acting for someone who has exchanged contracts and has a completion/moving date booked over the next few days, and you andyour your clients are able to proceed, […]
Do house moves count as ‘essential’ under the lockdown? (EAT)
The property industry is in confusion lafter the lockdown announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Letter claiming to be from a law firm called “Ramsdems”, misusing the name of David Bradley
A letter has been sent claiming to be from a law firm called “Ramsdems”, in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
Registration of legal charges and deeds of variation of charge (PG29)
Advice for conveyancers on registration of legal charges and deeds of variation (practice guide 29).
Email from “Mark Smith” purporting to be from “Smith Legal Group”
An email has been sent from “Mark Smith” who purports to be from “Smith Legal Group” in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
Zainab Antaki & Associates and the website https://zainabantakilaw․com
The website https://zainabantakilaw․com is operating, which falsely claims to be for a law firm in Buckinghamshire․
H M Land Registry Coronavirus Update
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads we are preparing for a range of potential scenarios in line with the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) action plan, to ensure we are as prepared as […]
Some in leasehold sector declined to co-operate with mis-selling investigation, says CMA
To carry out its investigation into leasehold mis-selling the Competition and Markets Authority sought to collect as much evidence as it could from key players in the sector, although some […]
Emergency legislation to be brought forward to ban evictions of tenants (PIE)
The Government is to bring forward emergency legislation to ban evictions of private tenants, prime minister Boris Johnson said yesterday.
Mortgage borrowers affected by virus to get payment holiday of up three months (PIE)
Mortgage borrowers are to be given a payment holiday of up to three months if they hit financial difficulty because of coronavirus.