Jail for men who tried to defraud and blackmail solicitors (LF)
Two men who were part of an organised fraud network that conned solicitors and others out of over £300,000, as well as a man who tried to blackmail a law […]
Conveyancing market ‘bounces back’ – but more help needed in Budget (LSG)
Latest Land Registry data suggests the conveyancing market is bouncing back, with middle-ranking firms emerging as the biggest winners according to new figures published today.
Exchanges are down 10% year on year, warns estate agent (PIE)
Using its own data, estate agency chain haart is forecasting that there will have been 44,118 sales in England and Wales measured at exchange in October.
Couple lose almost £60k to fraudsters (TC)
A couple in the midst of a property transaction found they’d have fallen victim to a property scam after sending almost £60,000 to an account they thought belonged to their […]
Budget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor’s sights? (LSG)
A temporary cut in stamp duty land tax for first-time buyers is among the measures that could be announced in this week’s budget statement in an attempt to tackle declining […]
96 days – the average time it takes to sell a home (EAT)
The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to a new report.
‘Suffocating’ stamp duty threatens conveyancing demand (LSG)
Conveyancers will face a dwindling workload if stamp duty continues to suffocate the housing market, academic research suggests.
Property duo launch free private ‘for sale by owner’ platform, saying it will be a game changer (PIE)
Two estate agents are launching an internet platform which will enable sellers to be their own agents.
Fees fall for conveyancing and powers of attorney but rise for family work, LSB report finds (LF)
Fees for conveyancing and lasting powers of attorney have fallen over the past two years, while they have risen for family work, a report by the Legal Services Board has […]
Legal comparison site enters market with £1m crowdfunding (LSG)
Investors have agreed to pump almost £1m into a new comparison site that pledges to ‘democratise’ access to legal services.
Calls made for industry-wide code of practice on new anti-money laundering regulations (TC)
Keith Dinsmore, director at legal services firm Vialex, has called for an industry-wide code of practice to avoid increased costs and delays following the latest EU crackdown on money laundering.
‘We’ve lost £113,665 and are now homeless
A mother and daughter from Kent have told Telegraph Money of their horror at discovering they had been tricked into sending £113,665 to a criminal – instead of to a […]