Solicitors face hardest PII market for 20 years (LSG)
Solicitors are facing the hardest market for indemnity cover since demutualisation over 20 years ago, with some insurers seeking personal guarantees and demanding that policy excesses be paid into escrow.
First registrations (PG1)
Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1).
Surge in online property searches following stamp duty holiday and 5% deposits announcement (PIE)
Rightmove says that visits to its website on Wednesday 3rd March surpassed 9 million for the first time, overtaking the previous record of just over 8.5 million visits recorded last […]
Stamp Duty deadline – here’s the last date to market a property in time (EAT)
Rightmove says that currently the average time for a seller to find a buyer is 65 days nationally, and it takes a further 126 days to go through the legal […]
Warning: Websites falsely claiming to be Evans Bissett Solicitors
The websites, ‘evansbissett․co․uk’ and ‘evansbissettsolicitors․business․site’ are operating, falsely claiming to be Evans Bissett Solicitors.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of A & G Legal Advocates Ltd
Correspondence has been sent misusing the name of Abraham Dwek of A & G Legal Advocates Ltd.
Helping connectivity in the home buying process (TC)
The home buying process can often be seen as a cumbersome one. A process that seemingly hasn’t changed since the dawn of time.
Solicitors react to stamp duty confirmation (LSG)
The stamp duty ‘holiday’ extension announced by Rishi Sunak will add more pressure to an already overstretched residential property sector, solicitors have warned.
Agents Alert: Four things to watch for in today’s Budget (EAT)
Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue of filling a fiscal black hole created by public […]
Warning: Email misusing the name of Dechert LLP
An email has been sent using the domain ‘dechertt․com’, that falsely claims to be from Dechert LLP.
Warning: Website claiming to be Legal and General (Portfolio Management Services) Ltd
A website is claiming to be a law firm called Legal and General (Portfolio Management Services) Ltd.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Solicitors Patrick Grieshaber
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Patrick Grieshaber.