Stamp duty holiday should be backdated, demands law firm (EAT)
A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed during the lockdown.
Land Registry to sign up for witness-free e-signatures (LSG)
Nearly two decades after the technology was approved in legislation, HM Land Registry has revealed plans to accept digital signatures to execute deeds.
Upfront property information – we need to stop ‘going round the houses’ (EAT)
Instructing a conveyancer on average takes 28 days, unless you have a digital on-boarding system which can cut that down to around eight days.
Sunak’s stamp duty holiday was never going to be enough (EAT
Sunak is in an impossible position with his measures to alleviate the worst economic impact of the coronavirus. He’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t.
Housing Secretary urged to help those who completed ahead of July 8th
Leading residential property lawyers have today written to the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick calling for the changes announced to the Stamp Duty threshold to be made retrospective.
Letter misusing the name of Clarke Willmott LLP
A letter has been sent falsely claiming to be from Clarke Willmott LLP, regarding a supposed “breach of a tenancy contract”.
Documents claiming to be signed by “Tom Ashworth” at TLT Solicitors
A Memorandum of Understanding has been witnessed by someone claiming to be “Tom Ashworth, Attorney at Law, TLT Solicitors.”
Emails and invoice misusing the name and details of Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall
Emails and an invoice have been sent falsely claiming to be from Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall, in relation to a supposedly “Professional Services/Legal Consultancy” service.
First-time buyers opting for longer mortgages (MS)
Nearly half of first-time buyers – 45 per cent – picked a mortgage product of 30 years or over in 2018 to 2019, shows the latest English housing survey.
SDLT Bonanza! Mortgage enquiries and property portal visits soar (EAT)
Evidence is pouring in that the stamp duty holiday introduced 48 hours ago has already produced huge levels of interest from prospective buyers.
Widespread relief that SDLT change has not been delayed until the autumn (PIE)
News of the temporary suspension of SDLT for property transactions up to £500,000 caused a tsunami of comment; most of it positive but some with words of caution.
Stamp Duty mayhem? Conveyancers may not cope, warn agents (EAT)
An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will be too big for conveyancers, surveyors and mortgage lenders […]