Government Pledge £2 Million Towards Lawtech Investment Initiatives (TC)
The Government has promised £2 million worth of investment to the legal sector in a bid to improve new and emerging technologies and solidify the UK’s legal sector as a […]
New Landlord Coalition Group Offers Alternative To Section 21 Abolition (TC)
A number of national associations representing the interests of UK Landlords have united in opposition of the proposed abolition of Section 21 repossessions by creating a ‘Fair Possessions Coalition’ and […]
All eyes on Purplebricks as embattled Woodford cuts his stake (PIE)
Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford has cut his stake in Purplebricks. He has sold around £16m of shares to lower his stake from 28.88% to 23.87%.
LSB backs freelance solicitors practising with no insurance cover (LSG)
The oversight regulator today rubber-stamped controversial reforms allowing solicitors to work as freelancers without indemnity insurance.
Agents must tell sellers about potential disadvantage of modern method of auction (PIE)
The Property Ombdusman has said that agents who sell through the modern method of auction must declare to sellers at the outset not only that purchasers pay, but that this […]
Too Many Businesses Taking The Impersonation Phishing Attack Bait (TC)
964 (94%) global IT decision makers from a survey size of 1,025 have found impersonation phishing attacks have had a severe impact on their business; losing money, data and subsequently […]
Government leaves it to literally the last minute on fees ban (PIE)
The Government waited until 60 seconds before the fees ban came in before it issued the final and vital paperwork.
Conveyancing firm offers guaranteed time to exchange (LF)
A groundbreaking conveyancing business offering a guaranteed time to exchange and encourages instructions from both sides of a transaction goes live this week.
Traditional agents are good value say sellers, but deals take too long (PIE)
Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors who have sold their homes in the past 12 […]
Landlords and letting agents urged to make sure they are ready for tenant fees ban (PW)
Tenancy Deposit Scheme is warning that landlords and agents in England should now be ready for the ban on tenant fees that comes into place at the end of this […]
Start Up Offers Guaranteed Conveyancing Process To Completion Within 40 Days (TC)
A conveyancing start up, offering a premium conveyancing service, will repay the cost of all fees if they are unable to complete the conveyancing process, to completion, within 40 days.
Conveyancing consolidation squeezing out local knowledge (LSG)
The conveyancing sector risks losing local, specialist knowledge as a result of increasing consolidation, the director of a property data provider has warned, following analysis of latest statistics.