Firm tells lawyers they will need both jabs to come into office (LSG)
A US firm has confirmed that its London staff will be required to be fully vaccinated before they can return to the office.
Housing secretary unveils £8.6bn funding package to boost home ownership (PIE)
Almost 120,000 new homes, of which half will be affordable ownership, are to be built for first-time buyers and renters over the next decade, the government announced yesterday.
Clients still want to visit a high street branch, claims expanding regional agency (TN)
Director and co-founder of East Midlands firm Results says clients may start with Rightmove, but still end up in his firm’s offices.
Warning: ‘Karlina Herman’ falsely claiming to be a lawyer at the SRA
An individual is falsely purporting to be an employee at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Air pollution search launched for conveyancers and home movers (TC)
A new report aimed at educating home movers on air quality around their prospective new home has been launched.
Ministers have ‘not thought through First Homes’ for agents and lenders (TN)
A restriction will be registered on the title of each property at the Land Registry to ensure this discount as a percentage of current market value and certain other restrictions […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19): useful information for conveyancers (PG80)
Information about pre-existing and new practice of particular relevance in the current circumstances (practice guide 80).
Devolution on the death of a registered proprietor (PG6)
What to do following the death of a joint, sole or last surviving proprietor of a registered estate, charge or mortgage (practice guide 6).
Complaints about estate agents look set to increase (PIE)
TPO’s 2020 annual report, released earlier this week, revealed a significant uplift in the last two quarters as everyone seemingly settled into what it described as a ‘new normal’.
Estate agency scandal shows Trading Standards work is vital – claim (EAT)
The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims – and the case of the banned agent receiving a custodial sentence proves the […]
Buying a home is expensive – keeping it is even more… (EAT)
An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a year – and it’s much more than one might […]
Complaints about estate agents jump by a third says Ombudsman (EAT)
In its annual report – which is out today but covers only the 2020 calendar year – TPO says enquiries increased year-on-year with a record 39,285 reported, up 29 per […]