Warning: Letter misusing the name of Watson Farley & Williams LLP
An email attaching a letter has been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Watson Farley & Williams LLP’ in relation to a supposed debt collection.
New conveyancing ABS using chatbot to cut transaction times (LF)
A conveyancing alternative business structure launched last month aims to cut transaction times by at least a month, using a chatbot to help clients complete a seller’s pack.
Warning: Email and telephone calls misusing the name of Philip Joseph Magowan from the ‘Solicitor Regulation Authority’
Email and telephone calls have been sent and made to a member of the public falsely claiming to be from ‘Philip Joseph Magowan, Financial Services Solicitor’ at the ‘Solicitor Regulation […]
Warning: ‘IBIS Solicitors’ and ‘IBIS Law firm and Escrows LLP’
The website at ‘www.ibislawandescrows.com’ is operating claiming to be for a law firm called ‘IBIS Solicitors’ and ‘IBIS Law firm and Escrows LLP’
Government’s cladding contracts “impossible to sign”, say developers (TC)
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) are refusing to sign contracts promising to fix cladding issues. The planned government proposal is seeking to rectify dangerous cladding implementations after the Grenfell Tower […]
Property bubble refuses to burst amid growing desire to move (TC)
The property market is defying all odds and continues to run hot with 10% more households indicating a desire to move now than in April.
Cost of selling a property rises by as much as £1,000 due to pandemic boom (EAT)
A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when selling their home, thanks to the pandemic house price […]
Dye & Durham considers possible appeal against CMA merger decision (EAT)
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquisition of fellow property search firm TM Group.
Can you answer this very simple question about conveyancing? (PIE)
Do you think it would be beneficial for all the parties to a transaction – agents, lenders, buyers, sellers etc – to have a better understanding of the conveyancing process?
Purplebricks fallout – CEO bemoans ‘series of missteps’ after annual results (EAT)
Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part of a 34-page report where the agency went into remarkable detail […]
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Simpson Millar LLP
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from Simpson Millar LLP providing fraudulent bank account details.
BoE affordability test dropped
The Bank of England has withdrawn its mortgage affordability test as of today.