Japanese Knotweed : Knot Disclosing to Lenders (IC)
Three lenders followed HSBC’s lead in using the CML Handbook Part 2 to set out their conveyancing instructions relating to Japanese Knotweed.
Proposed rules for Lifetime ISA published by FCA (TC)
The proposed approach to regulating the promotion and distribution of the Lifetime ISA (LISA) has been announced by the Financial Conduct Authority.
SRA seeks help to encourage legal comparison websites (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has asked the Competition and Markets Authority for advice on how it could stimulate more use of comparison websites in the legal market.
Stockport identity fraud victim’s £500k home put on market
An identity fraud victim has described the horror of discovering his £500,000 home up for sale on a property website.
Autumn Statement: the reaction (TC)
Following the Autumn Statement, industry experts have had their say on the proposed changes regarding the property industry.
QualitySolicitors predicts resurgence – but it will be ‘boring’ (LSG)
QualitySolicitors has called time on the ambitious franchise scheme conceived to establish the network as the first ‘household name’ legal brand.
Conveyancer claims older buyers priced out of traditional areas (EAT)
A conveyancing firm says the buyers at former retirement hotspots such as seaside towns are getting younger because mainstream purchasers are obliged to look further afield to find affordable property.
Sold in just seven hours from instruction to exchange (PIE)
A £1m property has been sold for the full asking price in just seven hours – the time it took from instruction to exchange.
Conveyancing Risk to Equity Release Expansion (IC)
Key Retirement, the leading over-55s finance specialist, is calling for more conveyancing firms to provide specialist equity release services to lenders in order to assist the growth of the market.
How will the Autumn Statement impact the property market? (TC)
Tomorrow, the Autumn Statement will be delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond. The impact of the changes may have significant impact on the property market, and various […]
Conveyancing: taxing obligations (LSG)
The manner in which stamp duty was enforced meant that residential property conveyancers historically administered the charge. That has endured under stamp duty land tax (SDLT), stamp duty’s successor. But […]
Landmark Professional Negligence Case Set to Change the Legal Landscape for the Settlement of Disputes (IC)
London 17th November 2016 – A landmark court judgment in favour of a firm of solicitors in a case of professional negligence, could have significant implications for future commercial property […]