Coal Authority and Environment Agency release new data tool (IC)
Developers can now identify mining and groundwater constraints thanks to a free online tool created by the Coal Authority and Environment Agency.
Law Commission launches reforms to planning law in Wales (IC)
The Law Commission has published a wide-ranging report proposing over 190 technical reforms to planning law as it applies in Wales.
Legal Ombudsman launch new Self–Service Customer Assessment Tool (IC)
The Legal Ombudsman is launching a new online Self–Service Customer assessment tool to make life easier for consumers.
Latest reorganisation seeks to build “Future Law Society” (LF)
The Law Society is undergoing its latest internal reorganisation, with the aim of creating “the Future Law Society” by 2022.
Conveyancing fraud on the rise as new transparency rules kick in (EAT)
It’s been revealed that 37 regulated conveyancing firms have repelled attempted frauds in the past year.
UK Government Signposts a Propdata Revolution to Fuel Housing Reforms (IC)
In recent months, the UK Government’s commitment to housing reforms has become increasingly certain – and one of the ways it is trying to underpin that is by making more […]
Frauds and business confidence are risks, licensed conveyancers report, but profession in good shape (IC)
37 firms regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers reported they had repelled attempted frauds in the past year while the number and variety of attacks on conveyancers increased.
HIPs-style ‘Home Owner Passport’ launching to speed up conveyancing (EAT)
A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.
House prices could crash by a third in no-deal Brexit, warns Bank of England (PIE)
House prices could fall by a third in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Bank of England warned as it outlined the possibility of a housing crash.
Slater & Gordon backs app offering legal advice for £24 a month (LF)
A new app that offers users the full range of consumer legal advice and support for £24 a month is to be piloted in the coming weeks ahead of a […]
Leasehold Reform Act 2019? Unlikely, commission warns (LSG)
The Law Commission received one of the biggest postbags of responses after asking whether leasehold law needed to be reformed.
Seven thousand high street agents at risk of closing, claims new online platform (PIE)
A property business hoping to raise £200,000 via crowd-funding is forecasting that 7,000 high street agents could shut.