Warning: Emails misusing the names of ‘Ben Thorne’ and ‘Thornes the Solicitors’
Emails were sent on 26 February 2021 that falsely purported to share a file from ‘Ben Thorne’ of ‘Thornes the Solicitors’.
Rectification and indemnity (PG39)
Correction of certain types of mistake in the register (rectification) and the payment of compensation (indemnity) (practice guide 39).
Encouraging the use of digital technology in identity verification (PG81)
Information about HM Land Registry’s enhanced level of digital identity verification (practice guide 81).
Homebuyers can now use their mobile phone to prove their identity
HM Land Registry paves the way with new standard for secure digital identity checks.
Stamp Duty burden stacked on high end buyers, claims consultancy (EAT)
High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of the transactions accounted for only 0.2 per cent of […]
Lawyers concerned about ‘tapering’ of latest eviction ban
The Law Society says it’s concerned about how the government will taper the end of the eviction ban, now extended until late May.
Huge majority want more info and more speed during transactions (EAT)
A PropTech firm says the public wants an easier way to buy and sell property.
Warning: Letters misusing the name of Harrison Drury & Co Ltd
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Benjamin Hughes of Harrison Drury & Co Ltd.
Warning: Email and website using the name Abraham Cole of ‘Abraham Cole Solicitors’
Correspondence has been sent to a member of the public claiming to be from ‘Abraham Cole’ of ‘Abraham Cole Solicitors’.
Rics updates its guidance on cladding (MS)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has set out new guidance to clarify which properties require valuers to complete an EWS1 form and which do not, in a bid to […]
Warning: Letters and website misusing the names of Dominik Opalinski and Hunters Law LLP
Letters relating to a purported inheritance have been sent, misusing the names of Dominik Opalinski and Hunters Law LLP.
‘Be Kind We Care’ initiative launched across property industry (EAT)
A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry.