Restriction: consent or certificate (RXC)
Application form RXC: for a consent or certificate in respect of a standard form of restriction.
Is This The Alternative To Stamp Duty? (EAT)
There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty.
Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50)
Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50).
Warning: Correspondence and email misusing the name of Burges Salmon LLP
Correspondence has been sent misusing the details of Burges Salmon LLP in respect of a supposed recovery payment.
Warning: Correspondence claiming to be from “AR Wilkin & Co LLP” (and an associated website)
Correspondence has been sent claiming to be from “Davis Pickering QC of “AR Wilkin & Co LLP”. A false website has also been created.
Agents and Conveyancers: forum aims to unite professions (EAT)
A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines.
‘I wish we could bring HIPs back, but just better executed!’ (EAT)
Glynis Frew is CEO of Hunters and a familiar name to many. She has been at the agency since 1999.
Latest figures ‘illustrate the frenzied rush to the finishing line for buyers’ (EAT)
UK monthly property transactions reached an all-time high in June as prospective homebuyers scrambled to complete purchases before the stamp duty holiday tapered at the end of the month.
Government scraps EWS1 forms for blocks under 18 metres
The government has reached an agreement with major lenders to scrap the requirement for EWS1 forms on properties that are below 18 metres, but critics argue the safety of home […]
Just one fifth of people can identify UK’s most invasive plant (TC)
Only 22% of British adults can correctly identify Japanese knotweed.
Fake estate agency reviews could be made illegal (PIE)
The government reportedly plans to make it illegal for people to write or host fake reviews about companies, including estate agents.
What Next for the UK Property Market? (PW)
Now the Stamp Duty (SDLT) deadline has passed we are seeing just how much of an impact the tax break had on driving activity in the UK property market since […]