House sales hit by long delays after new local property search forms introduced (PIE)
Local authority search delays are holding up property sales after new forms were introduced last month.
Legal Eye unveils new Senior Management team (TC)
Legal Eye, a subsidiary of ULS Technology, is delighted to announce the external appointment of Paul Saunders as Managing Director, together with two internal promotions.
Society backs reform of ‘distracting’ e-conveyancing law (LSG)
The Law Society has backed proposals to simplify the legal basis of electronic conveyancing in its reply to proposals for reform of the Land Registration Act 2002.
Offline conveyancers could face stamp duty penalties (LSG)
Solicitors could face penalties for not filing stamp duty returns online, under proposed government reforms to the conveyancing process.
Government facing calls for Right to Buy to be scrapped (PIE)
The Green Party has called for Right to Buy to be scrapped after only 20% of homes bought under the scheme last year have been replaced.
Don’t pay us – we’ll pay you to sell your home, agent tells vendors (PIE)
An estate agent is to trial a new approach to the business of buying and selling homes – whereby he pays the sellers.
Nothing inherently riskier about ABS, says super regulator (LSG)
Restrictions on alternative business structure can be lifted now they have shown to be no greater risk than traditional law firms, the Legal Services Board has said.
Surveyors are latest to come out against Land Registry privatisation (EAT)
The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the Land Registry
Research suggests seven million home owners did not have a survey (EAT)
Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property – with half of them regarding a mortgage valuation as being sufficient.
Tribunal clears two solicitors of unwittingly enabling mortgage fraud (LF)
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has cleared two solicitors of being unwitting parties to a mortgage fraud, saying that once the mortgagor’s solicitor had been sanctioned in 2015, the Solicitors Regulation […]
Land Registry claims progress towards digital mortgage (LSG)
Tests have begun of an all-digital process to create, sign and register a mortgage deed, the Land Registry of England and Wales has revealed.
Revealed: the top reasons Land Registry rejected applications (TC)
These are the most common reasons why Land Registry rejected applications over the last twelve months.