When clients instruct a solicitor, they expect the full package (LSG)
I want to talk to you about solicitors practising in unauthorised businesses.
Pioneering price comparison site Law Superstore taken over (LSG)
A legal services comparison site, billed as the law’s equivalent to Compare The Market, has been acquired by a comparison site for home movers.
GDPR – Is your firm ready? (TC)
Recent research has indicated that the majority of businesses have not fully prepared for the implementation of the GDPR.
Solicitor who tried to avoid paying stamp duty on firm office purchase struck off (LF)
A solicitor has been struck off after he bought his home and his firm’s office for £1.3m but dishonestly declared he had paid only £265,000 altogether, in order to avoid […]
Couple trying to evict their own tenant are forced to give him cheap rent for life
A couple who wanted to turf out their tenant were instead forced to give him cheap rent for life because of little known laws dating back 92 years.
Crimestoppers campaign launches to warn home buyers of property frauds (PIE)
A new consumer awareness campaign has been launched, aimed at educating the public about property fraud.
Spotlight falls on quick-sale industry as police launch investigation into stings (PIE)
Police are investigating allegations that people who used a quick-sale firm to sell their homes lost thousands of pounds and were only given a fraction of the money they were […]
Mortgage repossession claims on the rise (LSG)
The number of mortgage repossession claims is creeping up again after a lengthy period of stability, new figures show.
Solicitors warned about failure to report sanctioned clients (LSG)
Action could be taken against law firms that fail to report clients subject to financial sanctions, the Treasury has confirmed.
Cyber crime a big threat, say conveyancers (but they haven’t done much about it) (PIE)
Almost six in ten property law firms say that cyber crime poses a big threat when handling property transactions – but only a minority have done much about it.
New Bill to implement GDPR into UK law (TC)
A new Data Protection Bill will implement the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation into UK law.
Lawyers face prosecution threat over financial sanctions compliance (LF)
Lawyers are among those who could face prosecution if they fail to report information that could undermine UK financial sanctions, after a change to the law that came into force […]