TV series starting tonight unveils ‘phoney agent’ in sub-letting scam (PIE)
A new Channel 5 TV series is due to start tonight, called “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”.
RICS pondering removing valuation from HomeBuyers Report (EAT)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is working on a revised HomeBuyer Report which will not include the ‘historic’ valuation element.
The SRA supports Pride in London
This weekend the Solicitors Regulation Authority is supporting the London Pride festival.
‘How a £90 will by Barclays lost half my house’
A woman is seeking hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from Barclays, claiming the bank’s will-writing service resulted in her losing a stake in a valuable London home.
Fake reviews underline need for best practice by legal comparison websites (LF)
Consumers are being misled by dubious practices in online reviews and endorsements, while more than half of buyers of services are swayed by them, according to an investigation by the […]
Law Society records £33m surplus – but cost of practising set to remain the same (LF)
The Law Society recorded a £33m surplus last year, its annual report has shown, while former chief executive Des Hudson received a pay packet of £407,000 in his final year.
Ombudsman ordered to cut costs and improve satisfaction (LSG)
The super-regulator has laid down the law to the Legal Ombudsman with a tough new set of performance targets.
Bar’s client account fund to cut fees to attract solicitors (LSG)
The client account scheme run by the Bar Council for the benefit of direct-access barristers is to alter its price structure this summer to attract more solicitors.
HMRC making anti-money laundering spot checks on agents (EAT)
The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their compliance with anti-money laundering procedures.
RBS reassures solicitor firms over payments delays (LSG)
Firms affected by the RBS payments crisis will be indemnified for any losses incurred.
LeO overhaul to cost profession up to £90k a year (LSG)
A reorganisation at the top of the Legal Ombudsman could cost the profession an extra £90,000 a year in managers’ salaries.
Search Acumen appoints Zoe Dobson as Client Relationship Manager (TC)
Search Acumen has strengthened its team of experienced industry professionals by appointing Zoe Dobson as Client Relationship Manager. Zoe joins the conveyancing search provider from Wessex Searches and increases the […]