Has Taylor Wimpey done just enough to avoid being successfully sued?
Taylor Wimpey’s deal with Adriatic Land to vary doubling ground rents to those linked with RPI are the minimum it could do to prevent being sued.
Law firm faces £68,000 VAT bill after tribunal rules electronic property search fees are not disbursements (LF)
A leading north-west law firm has been ordered to pay £68,000 in VAT for electronic local authority property searches it procured from an agency, after a tribunal ruled that they […]
Comparison website ramps up offering in time with Law Superstore deal (LF)
A legal comparison website has gone live with its bespoke platform with the demand for such services in flux.
Ombudsman warns all agents over fraudulent computer virus scam (EAT)
The Property Ombudsman has taken the unusual step of warning all estate and letting agents to act with caution over fraudulent ‘buyers’ who are trying to spread computer virus scams.
Agents warned about fraudulent ‘buyers’ sending spam emails (PIE)
The Property Ombudsman has issued a warning to all estate and letting agents to act with caution, as fraudulent ‘buyers’ target agents with the latest computer virus scam.
Housing minister comes under attack after making first major speech (PIE)
Housing minister Alok Sharma has come under attack after making his first major speech since his appointment.
Today’s Talk: Upcoming developments in the Conveyancing Sector (TC)
Via video, hear about upcoming developments within the conveyancing sector.
The ethics of the SRA’s social media warning notice (LF)
Last month, the Solicitors Regulation Authority issued a warning notice highlighting an area in which solicitors are making inappropriate ethical decisions.
Whistleblower claims £1000 bribe offered to buyers who use in-house conveyancing (TC)
An estate agent has blown the whistle on certain practices carried out by the firm she works at.
Afraid of the competition? SRA ratchets up rhetoric in row with SRA (LF)
The row between Solicitors Regulation Authority and Law Society over the former’s plan to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated firms has stepped up a notch, with the SRA saying […]
Firms braced for negligence flood over ground rent advice (LSG)
Negligence claims against property solicitors will continue to rise sharply as the issue of leasehold ground rents comes into focus, experts have predicted.
Average estate agent’s fee sinks to 1% – how low can it go? (PIE)
The average estate agency fee has fallen to almost exactly 1% – and is likely to fall further, despite mounting costs for agents.