Housing gets promoted in latest reshuffle (EAT)
The appointment of Brandon Lewis as housing and planning minister in David Cameron’s reshuffle signifies a serious elevation for housing in the current government.
MMR still causing major delays, say agents (EAT)
Agents are reporting that even now, many weeks after the introduction, the rigorous and long-winded questioning process at the heart of the Mortgage Market Review is still causing horrendous delays.
“No new house price curbs” promises Carney (EAT)
Breathe a sigh of relief – Bank of England governor Mark Carney says there are no new measures which he has left to intervene in the housing market.
MPs quiz banks over bogus law firms (LF)
The row over banks sending letters to customers in debt that falsely appear to be from independent solicitors’ firms, rather than their in-house lawyers, is set to rumble on.
Fraud warning for law firms (LF)
Nat West and RBS are warning legal firms to stay alert after a spate of vishing (voice-phishing) scams across the sector
SRA ducks out of row over Law Society advice on Shariah-compliant wills (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has removed reference to the Law Society’s controversial practice note on Shariah-compliant wills from its guidance on will drafting, it has emerged.
‘QS Price Promise’ to launch in September (LF)
QualitySolicitors is to launch its ‘QS Price Promise’ in September, combined with a national TV advertising campaign, the network has revealed.
Let’s not preserve Land Registry in aspic (LSG)
Withdrawal of cack-handed sell-off plan should not close all options for reform.
Government still mulling Land Registry sale (LSG)
The government still has ambitions to privatise some Land Registry services, despite its climbdown in the face of an overwhelmingly critical response to a consultation.
No change to the Land Registry
“Given the importance of the Land Registry to the effective operation of the UK property market, we have concluded that further consideration would be valuable. Therefore, at this time, no […]
New (family) building society launches today (PIE)
A new building society which launches today is designed to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder – with the help of their relatives.
Agent turns the tables on pro-online journalist (EAT)
Well-known London agent Ed Mead has offered a journalist the chance to be an estate agent for a few days – just to see how difficult the job actually is.