SRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation (LSG)
The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority not to give up regulating solicitor insolvency practitioners.
Money laundering charges for bigger agents set to spiral (PIE)
Compliance with anti-money laundering is going to become much more expensive for medium to bigger agents after April 1.
One in 10 homeowners regrets buying their home (EAT)
Over half (57%) disliked one or more aspect of where they live.
Kensington Mortgage Conveyancing Panel Changes to Insurance Requirements (IC)
Kensington Mortgages have changed their policy when it comes to building insurance checks to be conducted via lawyers acting on their behalf on conveyancing matters.
Latest CML lending figures – who should conveyancers be targeting? (TC)
The latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data from November 2014 has shown mortgage lending is down across the board, compared to the same period last year.
CoPSO strongly against changes to Local Land Charges Registers (TC)
A letter has been sent to Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, from some of the nation’s leading property organisations.
Is Britain’s housing future a green one? (EAT)
New Year, new property debate. The theme this time? Well, it’s all about the green belt.
Consumers will decide fate of OnTheMarket says Zoopla chief (EAT)
The chief executive and founder of Zoopla says the fate of OnTheMarket, the new portal scheduled to launch today, will ultimately be decided by consumers
E-Plus Achieves Legal Eye Quality Standard (IC)
E-Plus, the web based conveyancing quotation and referral system, are delighted to achieve accreditation of the Legal Eye Quality Standard.
SRA warns firms of confidentiality risk from law firm M&A (LF)
The SRA has warned of confidentiality risks from law firm mergers and acquisitions, arguing that it should not be necessary to allow access to files to complete a deal.
Only 13% of home movers choose cheapest conveyancer, major survey reveals
A major survey of 4,500 home movers has found that only 13% chose the conveyancer offering the cheapest fee.
Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit (LSG)
A solicitor has claimed he was ‘comforted’ he was not breaking tax avoidance disclosure rules by a visit from SRA officials.