LegalZoom accused of using ABS to “unlawfully practise law” in the US (LF)
Alternative business structure LegalZoom Legal Services is being sued in the United States as part of a claim that its American parent company is engaged in the unauthorised practice of […]
MPs are warned over shared computer logins
The data protection watchdog has said MPs who share login and password details on government computers could be breaking the law and it is investigating MPs’ sharing of computers with […]
New-build leaseholds to be outlawed (LSG)
Legislation to ban leaseholds on almost all new-build houses is among the measures promised by communities secretary Sajid Javid to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system.
Government to ban leaseholds on new-build houses (PIE)
Sales of new-build houses as leasehold will be banned in England.
Law Society calls for estate agents to have to disclose referral fee amounts at very start (PIE)
Estate agents should have to disclose the actual amount of any referral fees they receive at the very outset, says the Law Society.
Ombudsman urges “prescriptive template” for all lawyers in price publication push (LF)
The process of publishing up-front price information should be achieved through “prescriptive templates” across the legal profession, the Legal Ombudsman has suggested.
Society calls for disclosures of conveyancing referral fees (LSG)
The Law Society calls for further action to enforce existing requirements for transparency.
Tenant changed name by deed poll to landlord’s and sold house through agent (PIE)
Kate Williams, of Welsh tax and accountancy firm Green and Co, a taxation and accountancy firm, has warned of a fraud of over £400,000.
Research shows room for improvement in how law firms deal with complaints (IC)
The London Economics and YouGov findings show it makes good business sense to handle complaints well, with 93% of firms saying there are business benefits to doing this. These included […]
Government rules out review of legal services regulation (LSG)
The government has shut down any lingering expectations it will tear up the Legal Services Act and definitively ruled out major regulatory reform.
Land Registry suggests it will ‘record payments for homes in bitcoin’ – even if it does not recognise currency (PIE)
The Land Registry which lists homes sold and bought across England and Wales has said it “may” record payments for homes that are not made in the UK’s sterling currency.
Lay off the phone to conveyancers, high street agents are told (PIE)
High street agents are being urged not to chase up conveyancers on the phone but to put more reliance on the latest technology – as online firms sell more homes.