Marketing properties ‘for sale’ when they ‘under offer’ is a criminal act – claim (TN)
David Smith says the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations outlaws the practice, which he says is far more than ‘sharp practice’.
It is time to prepare for major changes under the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has welcomed confirmation that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force on 30th June 2022, but has warned that […]
Conveyancers “should be able to use” IDs checked by estate agents (LF)
Conveyancers should be able to rely on digital IDs checked by estate agents and vice versa, the head of the Home Buying and Selling Group’s upfront information sub-group has said.
Warning: A website for ‘Handy Harris Law Firm’ misusing the photographs of genuine solicitors
The website ‘www.handyharrislawfirm.com’ is operating
Rectification and indemnity (PG39)
Correction of certain types of mistake in the register (rectification) and the payment of compensation (indemnity) (practice guide 39).
First registrations (PG1)
Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1).
Home Information Packs – are they making a comeback? (EAT)
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been inspired by the old Home Information Park.
Agents slammed over properties kept on portals ‘for sale ‘ despite being SSTC (TN)
Henry Pryor and a leading London agency have both said the common portal marketing strategy as morally wrong and ‘sharp practice’.
Warning: Email claiming to be from ‘Raj Dhillon’ of ‘Obiter Legal’
An email has been sent to a law firm claiming to be from ‘Raj Dhillon’ of ‘Obiter Legal’ in respect of a conveyancing transaction.
Warning: Correspondence misusing the name of Jordans Solicitors of Wakefield
Correspondence has been sent misusing the names of Jordans Solicitors, Matthew Large and Robert Bates.
Zut alors! French entrepreneur aims to guillotine UK agency fees (EAT)
A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique approach to marketing homes.
Pro-active conveyancers in bid to improve buying and selling process (EAT)
A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in the industry.