New Chairman appointed for HM Land Registry
The government has appointed Nilesh (Neil) Sachdev as the new Chairman of HM Land Registry.
HMLR: digital conveyancing could be “the norm” within three years
HM Land Registry has launched its strategy to deliver vision of a more efficient, fully digital property market supported by a modern land registration system, with secure paperless buying and […]
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Linklaters
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Linklaters.
Register of overseas entities – what estate and lettings agents should know
The introduction of the register could have a significant impact on the UK property market. Especially after the slow start the register has got off to.
HM Land Registry: digital applications
We’re changing the way you create and submit AP1 applications using the portal.
Paperless conveyancing ‘the norm’ by 2025, Land Registry suggests
Secure paperless buying and selling of property ‘could be the norm’ by 2024-25, HM Land Registry has suggested in its latest strategy for end-to-end digital conveyancing.
Flirting, banter and plying with drink: SRA sets out detailed sexual misconduct guidance
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today set out in granular detail what will or may constitute sexual misconduct by solicitors, after a surge of complaints in the past five years.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Karen Hughes of ‘Hogan Lovells LLP’
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Karen Hughes of ‘Hogan Lovells LLP’, requesting payment of overdue invoices.
Zoopla advise vendors on the best ways to drive down estate agency fees
The property portal, which charges estate agents to list properties on their platform, issued to the public via their Guide to Selling, the key things to consider ‘when choosing an […]
Up to 70% of land register updates to be automated by 2025
Up to seven out of ten updates to the land register will be automated by March 2025, HM Land Registry (HMLR) has predicted, as it pledged to promote “a secure […]
Estate agents ‘wrongly’ rely on hard copy AML checks
Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research warns.
Conveyancer checklist to reduce lease application errors
A ‘complex and often misunderstood’ area of land registration is causing HM Land Registry to raise an average of 138 requests for further information a day, the agency has revealed.