HIPs-style ‘Home Owner Passport’ launching to speed up conveyancing (EAT)
A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.
House prices could crash by a third in no-deal Brexit, warns Bank of England (PIE)
House prices could fall by a third in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Bank of England warned as it outlined the possibility of a housing crash.
Slater & Gordon backs app offering legal advice for £24 a month (LF)
A new app that offers users the full range of consumer legal advice and support for £24 a month is to be piloted in the coming weeks ahead of a […]
Leasehold Reform Act 2019? Unlikely, commission warns (LSG)
The Law Commission received one of the biggest postbags of responses after asking whether leasehold law needed to be reformed.
Seven thousand high street agents at risk of closing, claims new online platform (PIE)
A property business hoping to raise £200,000 via crowd-funding is forecasting that 7,000 high street agents could shut.
Countrywide shares dive to lowest yet while Emoov battles to stay alive (PIE)
In a jittery new week for the industry, Countrywide shares dived to an all time low yesterday of just 9.11p.
New Specialist Property Court Could Improve Rental Market (TC)
The government have been locked in a consultation period that is seeing them transform the way we use the court and tribunal system in the future. Recent proposals have been […]
Legal Ombudsman eyes publishing full complaints rulings (LF)
The Legal Ombudsman is to explore publishing its full decisions on complaints against lawyers, rather than just brief details as now, it has emerged.
Stamp Duty receipts decline as HMRC feels the weight of first-time buyer relief (PIE)
Increased use of the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief has seen HMRC report the lowest proportion of transactions that are liable for the property tax since the first three months […]
Government targets law firm ‘facilitators’ profiting from dirty money (LSG)
Law firms are expected to be in the line of fire when the government announces a new crackdown on money-laundering in the UK.
A quarter of this year’s home buyers have been gazumped, claim (PIE)
A quarter of home buyers have been gazumped this year, research claims.
Proptech firm which aims to tie in buyers and sellers to launch ‘top secret’ new product (PIE)
Proptech company Gazeal, which offers products and processes that aim to secure transactions and prevent gazumping, gazundering and fall-throughs, is to open a training academy.