Conveyancers urged to question Japanese Knotweed on new homes purchases (TC)
Conveyancers are being warned about the risk of future litigation if Japanese Knotweed is found at a new property that they have acted on.
Ground rent negligence claims start to surge as report identifies undersettling and discount rate as other major risks (LF)
The surge in claims against solicitors over their advice to home buyers on ground rent clauses has begun, with 400 issued in less than a year, according to research by […]
Whistleblower claims buyers who go with agent’s financial and conveyancing services are given £1,000 ‘bribe’ (PIE)
A whistleblower has told the Telegraph of dodgy practices used by a large chain which she says mean only the agents win while both seller and buyer lose out.
The dodgy estate agent tactics that leave buyers and sellers out of pocket
There’s a joke among estate agents that they no longer sell houses – instead, they increasingly profit from mortgage broking and conveyancing services, causing buyers and sellers to lose out.
Fraudsters going to “considerable lengths” to impersonate conveyancers LF
The many ways in which fraudsters try to trick solicitors, property owners, buyers, sellers, borrowers and lenders have been laid out in new guidance issued jointly by HM Land Registry […]
‘Beware BHS or Woolworths transactions’, conveyancing solicitors warned (LSG)
The Law society and H M Land Registry have published today a ‘joint property and title fraud advice’ note.
CMA urges legal regulators to move faster on price transparency (LF)
The Competition and Markets Authority is concerned at the pace with which regulators are planning to introduce greater price transparency in the legal market, it has emerged.
Government to ‘consider’ electronic will proposals (LSG)
The government has denied that a proposed change to the laws surrounding wills could result in people sending wills by text message, as it concedes it is yet to consider […]
Another call for stamp duty costs to be transferred to sellers (PIE)
With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are taking the opportunity to lobby politicians for changes they’d […]
Government warned leasehold reform could jeopardise community led housing (TC)
A housing organisation has warned that the proposed leasehold reforms could negatively impact the community led housing.
Conveyancing work falls to lowest level in three years (LF)
Conveyancing work has fallen to its lowest level since the middle of 2013, and the number of firms actively doing the work has hit a new low, a survey has […]
Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning
The sharp increase in holiday sickness claims has led us to remind the legal profession of its obligations when handling such cases.