Solicitors ‘ready to innovate but wary of change’ – SRA survey (LSG)
The majority of ‘legal service providers’ feel they have leadership and culture in their firm to support innovation – but just a quarter have taken the plunge in the past […]
Call to devolve agency regulation to Scottish Parliament (EAT)
People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the Scottish Parliament, says the Law Society of Scotland.
Interview with Ben Thompson, Managing Director at ULS Group (TC)
ULS Group has just launched estateagent4me, a free website enabling customers to choose the best performing estate agent in their area. ULS also provides eConveyancer, which commands 5% of the […]
Scots seek to oust Welsh as estate agency watchdogs (LSG)
The House of Commons will today debate an amendment to the Scotland Bill that would devolve the regulation of estate agency to the Scottish Parliament.
Law firm mergers dip as economy recovers (LSG)
Law firm mergers continue to decline as ‘defensive’ consolidation becomes less prevalent in an improved economy.
Clients may get indefinite time limit on legal complaints (LSG)
The legal profession’s complaints handler is preparing to change its rules to potentially accept complaints about issues from any point in history.
Nationwide changes price index to reflect more automated valuations (EAT)
The methodology used by the Nationwide to compile its house price index is to be changed from next month, with more reliance being placed on data submitted by mortgage applicants.
Research Reveals How Many People Find Problems with their Home After Moving (IC)
Some 20% of British people feel that they have compromised when finding a new home with those renting more likely to be unhappy than buyers, new research has found.
Lost £50,000 in property case restates importance to safeguard against email hacking (TC)
‘Phishing’ is a modern day fraud technique which refers to when criminals attempt to acquire sensitive information, such as bank account details. This is done by masquerading as a trustworthy […]
‘Negligent’ firm escapes payout after court finds no causation (LSG)
The High Court has dismissed a claim of professional negligence against a firm of solicitors because, although the claimant successfully established liability, no loss or damage was found to have […]
Law firm negligent over £25m property advice (LSG)
Bird & Bird has been ordered to pay £1.8m in damages after a court found it had failed to inform clients buying a London property of a nearby development. The […]
Will Aid apologises to solicitors for Co-op offer (LSG)
Charity Will Aid has apologised to solicitors for emailing thousands of members of the public with a wills promotion in partnership with Co-operative Legal Services containing the words ‘you don’t […]