Agents facing “biggest change in history of data protection regulation” (EAT)
A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate agents in the history of data protection regulation.”
“Estate agents are not professionals” claims Times consumer journalist (EAT)
The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared to online rivals.
SRA plans register of disciplinary sanctions
Plans for an easily searchable public register of solicitors’ disciplinary records have moved a step closer to reality after the Solicitors Regulation Authority reiterated its desire to ‘provide more information […]
‘Conveyancing factories’ with inexperienced juniors can delay transactions (LSG)
‘Conveyancing factories’ with inexperienced juniors processing complex transactions can delay transactions, a law firm chief executive has warned ahead of responding to the government’s proposals to improve the home buying […]
Gazumping has ‘affected 12% of property transactions’ this year, claims data firm (PIE)
A study from property data company TwentyCi has claimed that 12% of property transactions in England and Wales have been subject to gazumping this year.
Get ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (LF)
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. It takes the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) principles to the next level and will enforce […]
HomeOwners Alliance calls for £1,000 ‘reservation agreements’ to tie in buyers and sellers (PIE)
The call has come from the HomeOwners Alliance, which says that fall-throughs are costing buyers and sellers over £500m a year.
Economic crime chief puts solicitors in the dock over money laundering (LF)
A director of the National Crime Agency has told solicitors that the legal profession is worse than any other financial services sector in reporting money laundering suspicions.
Only 6% of consumers can find prices on lawyers’ websites (LF)
The Legal Services Consumer Panel today ratcheted up the pressure on regulators to impose transparency requirements on lawyers with survey findings that only 6% of consumers could find prices on […]
‘Stamp duty is UK’s worst tax – scrap it to help housing market’ (EAT)
Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and keeping people in houses that are too large for […]
Call For Evidence Webinar: How Could It Affect Conveyancers (TC)
Last Sunday, the Department for Communities and Local Government launched a ‘Call for Evidence’, seeking the views of involved parties on how the home moving process could be improved.
Reforming The Conveyancing Process (TC)
Professionals are buried beneath heavy workloads, trying to communicate with the other side, gather the necessary information to progress a transaction as well as keep the client up to date.