Wills reform could turn people away from solicitors (LSG)
Proposals for wide-reaching will reform could see people turning to unregulated providers, solicitors have warned, as the government prepares to consider the biggest shake-up yet to centuries-old wills laws.
Lawyers among most stressed – official (LSG)
Lawyers are among the most stressed professionals in the UK, government figures show – and women are the worst affected.
PPI-style compensation scheme for leasehold home owners could pay out billions (PIE)
Labour MP and leading leasehold reform activist Justin Madders has secured a second reading of a Bill that aims to introduce a compensation scheme for existing home owners suffering from […]
Regulator Issues Report On Improving Consumer Protection Against Scams (TC)
A report has been published by the Payment Systems Regulator on the steps it has taken to protect consumers from APP scams.
Treasury urged to give home buyers a year to pay additional Stamp Duty charges as refunds hit £166m (PIE)
HMRC has refunded more than £160m to home owners who have been charged the additional Stamp Duty Land Tax rate but have since gone on to sell their former main […]
The Times tells its readers to boycott high street agents in favour of onliners (PIE)
An article in The Times has urged people to “shun” high street estate agents – suggesting instead that they use online firms.
Agents facing “biggest change in history of data protection regulation” (EAT)
A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate agents in the history of data protection regulation.”
“Estate agents are not professionals” claims Times consumer journalist (EAT)
The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared to online rivals.
SRA plans register of disciplinary sanctions
Plans for an easily searchable public register of solicitors’ disciplinary records have moved a step closer to reality after the Solicitors Regulation Authority reiterated its desire to ‘provide more information […]
‘Conveyancing factories’ with inexperienced juniors can delay transactions (LSG)
‘Conveyancing factories’ with inexperienced juniors processing complex transactions can delay transactions, a law firm chief executive has warned ahead of responding to the government’s proposals to improve the home buying […]
Gazumping has ‘affected 12% of property transactions’ this year, claims data firm (PIE)
A study from property data company TwentyCi has claimed that 12% of property transactions in England and Wales have been subject to gazumping this year.
Get ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (LF)
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018. It takes the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) principles to the next level and will enforce […]