Lawyers urged to crack down on money laundering before governments intervene (LSG)
Lawyers must take a tougher stance on money laundering and be better self-regulators.
Home buyer wins case against surveyor who failed to spot Japanese knotweed (PIE)
A home buyer has been awarded £50,000 compensation plus costs of up to £90,000 after a surveyor failed to spot Japanese knotweed growing in the garden of the £1.2m property.
Mortgage lenders overly cautious about Japanese knotweed (IC)
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee said in a new report that other invasive plants do not have the same effect and points out that lenders in Europe […]
Scottish Property Selling 28% Quicker Than British Counterparts
The prevalence of the solicitor estate agent in Scotland means buyers and sellers are able to get expert legal and market advice from solicitors and property managers in one place […]
LSB Grants Proposed Changes To November’s SRA Standards (TC)
The Legal Services Board has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s application in full to change a number of the regulatory arrangements in the Standards and Regulations that are set to […]
AML Experts Call For Greater Collaboration And Education (TC)
Almost two thirds of industry experts believe that current legislation regarding money laundering is robust and improving. However, it is clear that improvements are still needed.
Rethink for HIPs as homes sell 28% faster north of the border (PIE)
Scottish properties are selling 28% faster than those in England and Wales.
Here we go again … another new housing minister on the way (EAT)
It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader – and thus Prime Minister – is elected by members over the […]
Conveyancing Firm First In Legal History To Launch Alexa Integrated System (TC)
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have officially become the first property law firm in the UK to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system.
Government Unveil Plans To Unmask Secret Foreign Property Owners (TC)
A cross-house, joint committee draft bill has pledged to establish a register, held by Companies House, which will ‘force overseas entities, looking to purchase land in the UK would be […]
Growing appetite for digital mortgages – Registry (LSG)
Land Registry says it is registering an increasing number of digital mortgages since opening up its ‘innovative’ paperless service to more conveyancers.
Commonhold in action – one small builder’s attempts to change the system
According to an investigation by The Sunday Times, despite commonhold being introduced in England and Wales in 2002, just one leasehold scheme is thought to have converted.