Property duo launch free private ‘for sale by owner’ platform, saying it will be a game changer (PIE)
Two estate agents are launching an internet platform which will enable sellers to be their own agents.
Fees fall for conveyancing and powers of attorney but rise for family work, LSB report finds (LF)
Fees for conveyancing and lasting powers of attorney have fallen over the past two years, while they have risen for family work, a report by the Legal Services Board has […]
Legal comparison site enters market with £1m crowdfunding (LSG)
Investors have agreed to pump almost £1m into a new comparison site that pledges to ‘democratise’ access to legal services.
Calls made for industry-wide code of practice on new anti-money laundering regulations (TC)
Keith Dinsmore, director at legal services firm Vialex, has called for an industry-wide code of practice to avoid increased costs and delays following the latest EU crackdown on money laundering.
‘We’ve lost £113,665 and are now homeless
A mother and daughter from Kent have told Telegraph Money of their horror at discovering they had been tricked into sending £113,665 to a criminal – instead of to a […]
Chaotic stamp duty system means HMRC refunds £10m each month (EAT)
HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last year according to new research by Which?.
New leasehold reform Bill to help those “stranded in their homes (EAT)
Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members’ Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he says, “feel trapped in their homes”.
Law Society backs alternative wills (LSG)
The Law Society has said courts should be allowed to recognise people’s final wishes, even in cases where a traditionally valid will is not provided.
Legal services regulation: another review announced (LSG)
Lingering concerns about how legal services regulation works have prompted overseers to take another look at the rules underpinning the system.
Mis-sold leaseholds scandal: ‘Claims could be brought against agents’ (PIE)
Estate agents who have acted on behalf of developers in selling new-builds could be drawn into a redress scheme for mis-sold leaseholds, it has been claimed.
Bill proposes compensation scheme for those with unfair leaseholds (TC)
A Bill aiming to bring in a compensation scheme for those with unfair leaseholds has secured a second reading.
New chief legal ombudsman named (LSG)
Rebecca Marsh, a senior executive at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is the new Chief Legal Ombudsman, the ombudsman’s office has announced.