New Homes Ombudsman to End Shoddy Developments (TC)
The government are ploughing ahead with plans to introduce a New Homes Ombudsman.
Warning: Invoices misusing the name Eversheds Sutherland
Invoices have been sent, falsely claiming to be from Eversheds Sutherland.
Warning: Email misusing the name of Stephen Pollard of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
An email has been sent, falsely purporting to be from Stephen Pollard of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Agents asked to confess if their firm has been price-fixing (EAT)
A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their business has been involved in a price fixing cartel.
Government details Help to Buy reforms (MS)
The government has confirmed the regional price caps that the Help to Buy scheme will incorporate from April 2021 to March 2023 as well announcing further reforms.
Some homeowners regret buying their property
Nearly half (44%) of British homeowners would not buy their home again if given the chance, research from home interior company www.Hillarys.co.uk found.
500,000 Trapped In Unsafe Homes (TC)
Over half a million people could still be living in unsafe buildings clad in flammable materials.
Why hasn’t EWS1 restarted the market in flats caught in the cladding scandal?
Why the attempt to fix the claddinhg and mortgage crisis is not working.
Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19)
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
Execution of deeds (PG8)
Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).
Evidence of identity: conveyancers (PG67)
This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67).
Unusual estate agency branch that doubled as legal service shop closes (TN)
High street branch that mixed legal services including wills and conveyancing plus residential sales has shut up shop.