Don’t diminish profession, Law Society warns SRA
The Law Society has told the Solicitors Regulatory Authority it should not ‘diminish the profession’ after the regulator’s board decided to issue a message to the public via national media […]
SRA urges solicitors to report touting
Solicitors and their agents are banned by the Code of Conduct from proactively approaching potential clients in person in a bid to increase business. Marketing strategies should be non-intrusive, a […]
NAEA brands Welsh Government’s decision to keep extra stamp duty ‘punitive’ (TC)
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have blasted the Welsh Government’s retention of the 3% additional home Stamp Duty as a ‘punitive regime’.
Beware ‘get-rich-quick’ solicitors, SRA to warn public (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will send out notices ‘as widely as possible’, including to national newspapers, in its efforts to warn the public against being duped by solicitors involved in […]
The ESTAS to branch out with new Conveyancing awards (EAT)
The ESTAS Group, which already runs the largest award scheme for the estate agency industry, has launched new awards for the conveyancing sector.
Leading Lenders say ‘No’ to ‘Novation Contracts’ via CML Handbook Changes (IC)
In the last 24 hours seven lenders have changed their CML Handbook requirements adjusting their instructions at section 5.1.1.
Should consumers trust conveyancing “dabblers”?
As property transactions levels grew particularly in Q2 of this year, so did the number of occasional conveyancers or firms which merely ‘dabble’ in conveyancing.
SRA gets busy with rebukes for solicitors acting where they was a conflict of interest (LF)
A law firm and a solicitor have separately been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for acting where there was a conflict of interest.
Gang tried to sell millionaire’s £750,000 bungalow
Fraudsters tried to steal a house worth £750,000 by intercepting their victim’s mail to hijack their identity but were caught out when the millionaire’s daughter saw the house being advertised […]
Heathrow: at least 4,500 homes face CPO or ‘airport purchase’ (EAT)
The company that owns Heathrow airport is reported to have said that it will buy 750 homes on the site of its proposed third runway through Compulsory Purchase Orders, and […]
The Client Journey Project (IC)
Searches UK discuss recent findings from Shoppers Anonymous who investigated a client’s experience when seeking services from 85 law firms in the UK.
New tax avoidance schemes emerging after Stamp Duty 3% surcharge (PIE)
New tax avoidance schemes are emerging in the wake of the Stamp Duty 3% surcharge on the purchase of second homes that came into force on April 1.