Call for mortgage guarantee scheme plus longer stamp duty holiday (EAT)
The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent loans, as well as an extension to the current […]
Warning: Email misusing the name of Simeon Gilchrist
An email has been sent falsely claiming to be from Simeon Gilchrist.
First registration of title if deeds are lost or destroyed (PG2)
Applying for first registration of land where the title deeds have been lost or destroyed (practice guide 2).
Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19)
How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19).
Government urged to extend stamp duty holiday as conveyancers ask for patience (PIE)
A number of property buyers risk missing out on stamp duty savings because of backlogs in the property market, conveyancing bodies have warned.
Conveyancers tell agents – don’t blame us for transaction delays! (EAT)
Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and questions.
Conveyancing bodies unite to manage homebuyers expectations (TC)
Overheated property market causing delays in the homebuying process.
Warning: Emails, letters, telephone numbers and social media misusing the names of solicitors at Withers LLP
Correspondence has been sent misusing the names of a partner and an associate of Withers LLP.
Price transparency showing solicitors are affordable, says SRA (LSG)
Access to law firm prices has persuaded more consumers that solicitors are not as expensive as they first thought, new research suggests.
Government should have equity stake in cladding freeholds
For the first time a senior MP has called on the government to take an equity stake in cladding sites that are remediated with public money.
Online agents and deals run bigger money laundering risks – government (EAT)
The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues – and online agencies and deals are singled out for special attention.
Law Society Society condemns ‘special tax on legal profession’ (LSG)
Government plans for a levy to fund the fight against financial crime amount to a ‘special tax on the legal profession’, the Law Society said recently.