Now creaking probate system is holding up sales, says leading agent (TN)
Nina Harrison claims Covid, low take-up of wills among the public and solicitor staff shortages are all to blame.
HM Treasury consultation on draft legislation for new property tax (PIE)
Following public consultation earlier this year, draft legislation for a new residential property developer tax (RPDT) has been published by HM Treasury.
Charities: advice for applications sent to HM Land Registry (PG14)
Advice about applications to be sent to HM Land Registry to register transactions involving charities (practice guide 14).
Labour wants radical house buying changes if it comes to power (EAT)
Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend – and it claims it’s becoming “the party of home ownership.”
Estate agents warned about sensitive data being included in listings (EAT)
Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material.
Warning: Website for ‘Alexander Williams Law Firm’
The website ‘www.alexanderwilliamslaw.com’ is operating falsely claiming to be for ‘Alexander Williams Law Firm’.
Warning: Letters misusing the name Bates Wells & Braithwaite and an address used by Bates Wells
Letters from ‘Vance Jorge’ misusing the name Bates Wells & Braithwaite and an address of Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (t/a Bates Wells).
Housing ministry changes name as Gove leads charge to ‘level up’ UK (TN)
The government made one of its most curious and ‘Orwellian’ U-turns over the weekend after renaming the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as the Department for Levelling Up, […]
Homeowners need mortgage help as furlough ends: BSA, UK Finance (MS)
Struggling homeowners will need help paying their mortgages as the furlough scheme ends this month, say UK Finance and the Building Societies Association.
Calls to ‘socialise’ unique property reference numbers (LSG)
Momentum to see unique property reference numbers ‘baked’ into the housing market is expected to grow as representatives from residential property bodies highlighted the need to increase public and sector […]
ALEP director: “The momentum behind leasehold reform continues to grow” (PIE)
Countryside Properties this week joined Taylor Wimpey and Aviva in announcing it will end the doubling of ground rents on new build developments.
Warning: Unsolicited telephone calls claiming to be from ‘Kinetic Law Ltd’
Members of the public have received unsolicited telephone calls claiming to be from ‘Kinetic Law Ltd’.