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Conveyancer customer service levels increase since first lockdown (TC)

Despite the bad press conveyancers are being subject to over recent months their client service levels have in fact increased.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Agents should give conveyancers more information up-front – call (EAT)

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on transactions, especially in time-critical periods.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Dysfunctional housing market causing panic buying (PW)

The ‘dysfunctional’ housing market is encouraging people to pay over the odds for homes, warned Sarah Coles, personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Lenders report drop in quality of applications (MS)

Mortgage lenders say that a deterioration in the quality of applications is causing bottlenecks and making it harder for them to maintain good service levels.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Statements of truth (PG73)

Information about the use of statements of truth in support of applications to HM Land Registry (practice guide 73).

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50)

Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50).

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Time for vendor disclosure to replace caveat emptor? (LF)

The longstanding principle of caveat emptor could be displaced by vendor disclosure because of the rapid adoption of technology due to lockdown, experts have suggested.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2020

Call for urgent action ahead of stamp duty holiday deadline

Solicitors’ leaders are calling for urgent action to be taken to ease growing pressure in the residential property market ahead of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline on

Rob Hailstone November 13, 2020

Allow sales that have exchanged to have stamp duty holiday – call (EAT)

A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the stamp duty holiday ending on March 31.

Rob Hailstone November 13, 2020

Tax Bombshell: CGT could double under new proposals

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes.

Rob Hailstone November 12, 2020

Warning: Emails being sent from email addresses ending with “ashtonlegals․co․uk”

Emails being sent from email addresses ending with “ashtonlegals․co․uk”

Rob Hailstone November 12, 2020

Solving conveyancing delays is a ‘bigly’ problem (PIE)

The inherent problems in conveyancing are being exposed by a number of issues including increased caseloads and a refusal by law firms to recruit more staff.

Rob Hailstone November 11, 2020