Government acts in crackdown on leasehold ‘abuse’ (PIE)
The Government has today launched a consultation designed to ban new homes being sold as leaseholds.
Innovation Partnership: HMLR & OS (TC)
A new partnership aims to drive the UK’s movement towards becoming an international leader in the property and land market.
Firms turning to cyber insurance as scammer attacks continue to rise, Law Society survey finds (LF)
The proportion of law firms targeted by scammers has risen sharply over the last year, especially among larger firms, as has the number of practices taking out cyber-insurance, according to […]
Leasehold transparency to be “very shortly” brought forward (TC)
Leasehold owners are making renewed calls for action to be taken against onerous leasehold terms.
Nationwide Building Society praised for scrapping free legal services (TC)
Nationwide Building society’s recent decision to abandon free legal services in favour of a cashback rise has received praise.
SRA repeats ‘too good to be true’ investments warning with £50m of recent public losses
The SRA has again warned the public to be wary of the increasing problem of questionable investment schemes that use the involvement of solicitors or to encourage them to pay […]
Councils demand immediate fast-track review of building regulations (EAT)
Local councils say there must be an immediate and fast-moving review of building regulations in the light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Leasehold buyers express confusion over freehold ownership (TC)
Leasehold buyers have come forward to voice their confusion over who their freehold really belongs to.
HM Land Registry transformation to improve conveyancing process (TC)
HM Land Registry recently signalled the start of its transformation towards a more open approach to data.
Government rules out complete separation of regulators from representative bodies (LF)
The government indicated today that it will not go ahead with plans to completely separate legal regulators from their linked professional bodies, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Law […]
The most important question ever asked in the history of civilisation since the birth of time. (LF)
A High Court judge has extended a general civil restraint order against a struck-off solicitor for a further two years after her “hyperbolic” claims rendered him almost speechless.
Government pledges action on leasehold reform ‘very shortly’ (PIE)
The Government is facing fresh calls to reform leaseholds and take action on doubling ground rents.