CA surveys look to identify key obstacles to home-buying process (TC)
Conveyancing Association members are calling on fellow industry experts to help them identify the key obstacles currently hindering the home-buying process.
£1.2m in “irregular” payments made to Legal Ombudsman staff, says MoJ (LF)
The Ministry of Justice has declared more than £1.2m of payments made to staff at the Legal Ombudsman in the years since it was established to be “irregular”.
Conveyancers overtake family lawyers in complaints league table (LF)
Conveyancers have usurped family lawyers as the main cause of complaints to the Legal Ombudsman, its annual report has revealed.
Sampson’s expenses ‘novel and contentious’, says MoJ (LSG)
Several expenses items incurred by former chief legal ombudsman Adam Sampson were ‘novel and contentious’, the Ministry of Justice has revealed.
Labour MPs get mansion tax letter today (EAT)
Every Labour MP will today receive a letter from campaign group FairHome Tax urging the party to abandon its proposed mansion tax and instead add council tax bands to higher-valued […]
CA Surveys Look to Identify Key Obstacles to Home-Buying Process (CA)
Conveyancing Association members are calling on fellow industry experts to help them identify the key obstacles currently hindering the home-buying process.
SRA secures injunction against fraudster ex-solicitor (LSG)
The order also contains a penal notice which states that anyone who helps or permits Shah to breach the terms of the order may be held in contempt of court and […]
Building Regulation problems – Just insure? (IT)
What should I do on a residential purchase where there is no building regs for some works?
BSA Responds to Publication of Mortgage Credit Directive Legislation (IC)
“The BSA is still of the view that the Mortgage Credit Directive will offer little or no benefit to UK consumers.” Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage Policy at the BSA
Legal firm gives lowdown on new energy standards for UK landlords (PW)
Residential landlords in the UK are at risk of financial penalties and being unable to let their properties if they fail to meet minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) that come […]
Points for conveyancers to consider in 2015 (TC)
This blog is today given over to a series of tips to make sure that we are sharp for 2015 as the competition is overwhelming and the costs of making […]
Accountant threat driving law firm merger interest (LSG)
The emergence of multinational alternative business structures is forcing top law firms to make merger plans, an industry expert said.