Three estate agents took on property being ‘sold’ by fraudsters after owner moved out (PIE)
Three sets of estate agents were instructed to market a property by people who did not own it. All three agents apparently took the property on to their books.
Agents hate Stamp Duty – but what happens in other countries? (EAT)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference. But if the government next week unveils populist policies ahead of a General Election, expect reform of SDLT to […]
City council unanimously backs government plans to ditch Section 21 (PIE)
Norwich City Council is calling on the Government to abolish Section 21 – so-called ‘no fault evictions’.
Land Registry fails to hit target for reducing lawyers’ errors (LF)
HMLR has not met its target to reduce the number of requests for information that it has to send to law firms that have submitted incomplete or inaccurate information.
New Chief Executive appointed to HM Land Registry
Simon Hayes has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HM Land Registry.
Dishonest Borrowers Increase Mortgage Fraud By 5% In 2019 (TC)
Mortgage fraud has increased by 5% in the opening half of 2019 when compared with the second half of 2018 because of dishonest borrowers lying on their mortgage applications.
Experts highlight problem areas in SRA’s new rules (LF)
Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in November.
Anxious Buyers And Sellers Delay Home Moves Until After Brexit (TC)
Reluctant buyers and sellers are getting ready to pounce on the property market following a definitive Brexit outcome according to a recent survey.
Leaseholders condemn solicitors’ services (LF)
A survey of home-buyers has issued a “resounding indictment” of the lack of information provided by their lawyers and rising concern about developers forcing them to use recommended solicitors.
Government warned that scrapping Section 21 could spark rise in homelessness (PIE)
The Government launched a consultation in July that set out plans to scrap Section 21 notices and improve Section 8 eviction grounds.
Boris Johnson acted ‘like a dishonest estate agent in breach of fiduciary care’, says Major (PIE)
The accusation was delivered yesterday in written submissions to the Supreme Court by former prime minister Sir John Major claiming that Johnson had not told the truth.
Countrywide’s new Property MOT resembles old Home Information Pack (EAT)
A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and mortgage information, it has been revealed.