National newspaper says agents’ fees are biggest barrier to downsizing (PIE)
Estate agents’ fees were named as the biggest financial barrier for downsizers to sell up and buy somewhere smaller.
SRA must justify cuts in public protection (LSG)
The consumer watchdog has warned the SRA to be ‘realistic’ about how full an understanding people are likely to have of the risks associated with further measures to free up […]
Today’s Talk: Industry experts on conveyancing (TC)
We bring you the very first in our new series of question and answer videos, with industry professionals.
When clients instruct a solicitor, they expect the full package (LSG)
I want to talk to you about solicitors practising in unauthorised businesses.
Pioneering price comparison site Law Superstore taken over (LSG)
A legal services comparison site, billed as the law’s equivalent to Compare The Market, has been acquired by a comparison site for home movers.
GDPR – Is your firm ready? (TC)
Recent research has indicated that the majority of businesses have not fully prepared for the implementation of the GDPR.
Solicitor who tried to avoid paying stamp duty on firm office purchase struck off (LF)
A solicitor has been struck off after he bought his home and his firm’s office for £1.3m but dishonestly declared he had paid only £265,000 altogether, in order to avoid […]
Couple trying to evict their own tenant are forced to give him cheap rent for life
A couple who wanted to turf out their tenant were instead forced to give him cheap rent for life because of little known laws dating back 92 years.
Crimestoppers campaign launches to warn home buyers of property frauds (PIE)
A new consumer awareness campaign has been launched, aimed at educating the public about property fraud.
Spotlight falls on quick-sale industry as police launch investigation into stings (PIE)
Police are investigating allegations that people who used a quick-sale firm to sell their homes lost thousands of pounds and were only given a fraction of the money they were […]
Mortgage repossession claims on the rise (LSG)
The number of mortgage repossession claims is creeping up again after a lengthy period of stability, new figures show.
Solicitors warned about failure to report sanctioned clients (LSG)
Action could be taken against law firms that fail to report clients subject to financial sanctions, the Treasury has confirmed.