House buying reform is centre stage at special ESTAS conference ((EAT)
The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place next month.
UK Land Registry Suffocating From Property Fraud Claims (TC)
Property fraud has become a major problem across the country as research has revealed the UK Land Registry has received twice as many property fraud claims that they are able […]
Freehold and Leasehold Premium Gap Reaches Eight Year High (TC)
The gap between the price paid for freehold and leasehold property has reached the widest margin since the property market recovery in 2011.
Three estate agents took on property being ‘sold’ by fraudsters after owner moved out (PIE)
Three sets of estate agents were instructed to market a property by people who did not own it. All three agents apparently took the property on to their books.
Agents hate Stamp Duty – but what happens in other countries? (EAT)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference. But if the government next week unveils populist policies ahead of a General Election, expect reform of SDLT to […]
City council unanimously backs government plans to ditch Section 21 (PIE)
Norwich City Council is calling on the Government to abolish Section 21 – so-called ‘no fault evictions’.
Land Registry fails to hit target for reducing lawyers’ errors (LF)
HMLR has not met its target to reduce the number of requests for information that it has to send to law firms that have submitted incomplete or inaccurate information.
New Chief Executive appointed to HM Land Registry
Simon Hayes has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HM Land Registry.
Dishonest Borrowers Increase Mortgage Fraud By 5% In 2019 (TC)
Mortgage fraud has increased by 5% in the opening half of 2019 when compared with the second half of 2018 because of dishonest borrowers lying on their mortgage applications.
Experts highlight problem areas in SRA’s new rules (LF)
Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in November.
Anxious Buyers And Sellers Delay Home Moves Until After Brexit (TC)
Reluctant buyers and sellers are getting ready to pounce on the property market following a definitive Brexit outcome according to a recent survey.
Leaseholders condemn solicitors’ services (LF)
A survey of home-buyers has issued a “resounding indictment” of the lack of information provided by their lawyers and rising concern about developers forcing them to use recommended solicitors.