Warning to agents over homes with restrictive covenants (EAT)
The residential director at Mullucks Wells in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, William Wells, has contacted Estate Agent Today to highlight what he considers “a relatively dramatic change” by some […]
The Real Cost of Conveyancing in 2015 (TC)
Recent studies demonstrating the cost of conveyancing over the last decade may suggest a greater cost in terms of risk for those in the field during 2015.
Legal complaint time limits to be unlimited to meet EU directive (LSG)
Consumers with grievances about a solicitor could have an unlimited time to bring a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman under changes required to meet an EU directive.
Pioneering ABS adds estate agency to boost legal business (LF)
The first independent financial adviser to set up a law firm from scratch has added an estate agency to work alongside its alternative business structure.
Software suppliers unite to launch free rival to Veyo (LF)
A free rival to conveyancing portal Veyo, called Free2Convey, is to be launched by the Legal Software Suppliers Association at the end of this month.
Power of attorney reforms are risky (LSG)
The new Lasting Power of Attorney process, provided by the Office of the Public Guardian in July, removes certain safeguards that could lead to abuse of the system.
Further ‘Wales-only’ law affects landlords (LSG)
The Law Society has alerted solicitors to the implications of a new law affecting private landlords and agents in Wales, part of a growing canon of Wales-only legislation.
Government-funded legal apprenticeships set to start next year (LF)
Legal apprenticeships funded by the government are on course to start next September, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers have confirmed.
Apprenticeship standards will benefit the legal profession, says the SRA
The Apprenticeship Standards to qualify as solicitors, paralegals, or chartered legal executives are part of a package of 59 apprenticeship standards announced by Prime Minister David Cameron last month.
Co-op Legal heralds turnaround after £200k half-year profits (LSG)
Co-operative Legal Services made a small profit in the first half of 2015 as it continued to edge away from its struggles of the past two years.
Sales problems in leasehold-dominated ‘private town’ (EAT)
An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is causing headaches for estate agents.
Concerns over agents’ obligation to reveal property defects (EAT)
There have been concerns raised over new trading standards guidance for estate agents on having to reveal ‘significant defects’ about properties to potential buyers.