Shock and anger from agents at extra 3% stamp duty on some homes (EAT)
There’s been shock and anger from agents – especially those in London – at the surprise news of an additional three per cent stamp duty on buy to let and […]
Chancellor announces “biggest house building programme since 1970s” (TC)
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to implement what he describes as “the biggest house building programme since the 1970s”.
Autumn statement receives mixed reaction (TC)
Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn statement has received a mixed reaction after he revealed the well trailed help-to-buy schemes for first time buyers being in part paid for by a 3% […]
Now, it’s not only knotweed that will stop you getting a mortgage
Lenders have long turned away people whose gardens are home to Japanese knotweed. Now other weeds are triggering a red light too.
Land Registry needs you to be alert (TC)
Only 27,000 people have signed up for Land Registry Property Alerts; a free service helping people to protect against fraud.
Average price of standard law firm will drops to £118 (LF)
The average price of a standard will from a law firm has fallen from £124 to £118 over the last year, new research has indicated.
Money-laundering: agents rapped for too few ‘suspicious activity reports’ (EAT)
A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a year.
A new digital environmental report will streamline and improve transparency of conveyancing service (LF)
Conveyancing search provider Searchflow launches an all-encompassing and digital environmental report, which will offer significant time savings for conveyancers and enhanced communication with homebuyers.
£150,000 and no permission for the mud under Bloomsbury, London (TC)
The ground underneath a London mansion block was sold this month for £150,000 at auction as an ‘unexcavated basement’. It has no planning permission and it is believed to be […]
SLC/BLG Annual Conference summary (TC)
A fantastic range of insightful speakers took to the stage throughout the day. There were also two panel discussions between delegates and a selection of the day’s speakers.
Legal profession welcomes unbundling decision (LSG)
A Court of Appeal ruling that solicitors may offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer has been widely welcomed by the profession.
Search Acumen marks its second birthday by doubling its market share (LF)
Search Acumen, the conveyancing search provider, has marked its second anniversary by achieving its target of doubling its residential market share in just 12 months.