Purplebricks and other hybrid LPEs face HMRC crack-down, warn lawyers (TN)
Legal firm Osborne Clarke says HMRC wants to recoup some of the £8.3 billion annual undeclared earnings, some of which is hidden by self-employed staff like hybrid agency LPEs, it […]
Digital Search Delays: Land Registry plans in disarray (EAT)
HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data – contrary to its earlier promises.
Would agents really be happy issuing leasehold ‘wealth warnings’ on listings? (PIE)
IT professional and blogger Peter Ellis Jones said the mock-up reflects what listings might look like if the portal were “more aligned with buyers”.
Binning freeholders will leave residents worse off (TN)
Professional freeholders are about to become more important than ever.
Tory tiff prompts gossip about yet another new Housing Minister (EAT)
There is speculation that either Jenrick or McVey – or possibly both – will have to go.
Pressure piles on portals to ensure listings spell out leasehold terms to buyers (PIE)
Pressure is increasing on agents and portals to ensure leasehold terms are spelled out in all property listings, amid concerns that there will be a government crackdown on mis-selling.
New Property Information Packs set to roll out this spring after trials with agents (PIE)
A new service, Property Information Packs, is to roll out nationwide within the next three months, aiming at speeding up conveyancing and reducing fall-throughs.
Solicitor duped by ‘fake’ wife fined for failing to check ID (LF)
An experienced solicitor has been fined £20,000 for misconduct after being duped into accepting that a woman was who she said she was because he did not require documentary proof.
Slow progress migrating land charge data (LSG)
HMLR remains optimistic about efforts to reform land charge data to make the conveyancing process less stressful – despite acknowledging that the work is going slower than expected.
Housing Secretary commits to redress scheme for leaseholders (PIE)
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that leaseholders will get a redress mechanism as he promised that long-awaited legislation on reform of the controversial form of tenure is on its […]
Security chief tells agents ‘more to do’ over money laundering (EAT)
Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering.
Estate Agent Guilty Of Conveyancing Fraud (TC)
Claire Louise Ainsworth has been found guilty of conveyancing fraud, whilst she worked for an online estate agent.