The stamp duty holiday has ‘turbocharged the property market’ (PIE)
Buyers and sellers last month were in rush to complete deals before end of stamp duty holiday and that has driven property prices higher, the latest figures show.
More evidence required for extensions to requests for information (HMLR)
Customers will be asked to supply more information when asking for an extension.
HM Land Registry Local Land Charges compensation protocols
Protocol for dealing with compensation claims under section 10 Local Land Charges Act 1975.
Home Office publishes plans for the return of in-person Right to Rent checks (PIE)
The Home Office has published plans for the return of in-person Right to Rent checks from 17 May 2021.
Property industry unites to help agents meet legal requirements (PIE)
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is working with property portals and industry groups to help improve how material information is provided on property listings.
Estate agents have your say: What should be considered as material information on property listings?
A new initiative has been launched by National Trading Standards, to help establish what basic essential material information should be provided by estate and letting agents upfront on property listings […]
Nearly Three-Quarters of Leasehold Homeowners Think Service Charges ‘Unfair’ (PW)
The majority of leasehold homeowners consider service charges unfair, with lack of transparency often cited as a major factor, according to research by real estate firm Keller Williams.
HM Land Registry request for information (requisition) data
How many requests for information we send to customers about their applications.
Upfront information in the home moving process – frequently asked questions (PIE)
Rob Hailstone, who set-up the Bold Legal Group in 2010, following more than 40 years as a residential property conveyancer, has produced the following ‘upfront information’ in the home moving […]
Property lawyers ‘can’t find any estate agents willing to work in an up-front info way’ (PIE)
Rob Hailstone, founder and CEO of the Bold Legal Group, intends setting up a panel of law firms that are keen to be instructed when a property is first marketed.
FORTY viewings per home on sale – today’s hot sellers’ market (EAT)
A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings – all from buyers in the position to move.
End of Furlough “won’t kill off housing market bull run” (EAT)
A leading analyst has told Knight Frank that the end of furlough this autumn is unlikely to kill off the housing market bull run.