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Execution of deeds (PG8)

Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

Warning: “ABN Solicitors” and the website “www․abnsolicitorsltd․com”

The website “www․abnsolicitorsltd․com” is operating, which claims to be for a firm of solicitors called “ABN Solicitors Ltd” based in London․

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

Competition watchdog launches enforcement action over potential mis-selling of leasehold homes

Four of the UK’s largest house builders could face legal action after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed it has launched enforcement action over the way leasehold homes were

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

“Bored” buyers lead to 20-month high in exchanges says top agency (EAT)

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week of August were the highest since 2019 – and

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

Surveyors slug it out: Revamped group wants to take on RICS (EAT)

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority within the surveying world.

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

Agents back investigation into “unfair sales tactics” over leasehold (EAT)

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken in the sale of some leasehold homes.

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2020

Leasehold homes: CMA launches enforcement action

The CMA is launching enforcement action involving 4 leading housing developers it believes may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020

Cost for first-time buyers increases by two thirds in a decade

Property prices for first-time buyers have increased 69% in the past decade, with the average price rising from £142,473 in 2010, to £241,025 today, according to the latest Halifax data.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020

The Stamp Duty effect – bubble or bounce? (TN)

As thousands of home-buyers rush to take advantage of the Stamp Duty holiday, what are the implications for the health of the property market?

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020

Lockdown pushes number of first-time buyers to seven-year low (PIE)

The number of first-time buyers getting on the property ladder has hit a seven-year low, Halifax warns.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020

Conveyancing log-jam warning from Rightmove, despite faster sales (EAT)

Rightmove is warning of a conveyancing log-jam that may delay sales, despite the ongoing frenzy of activity and faster transactions for some kinds of properties in some locations.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020

Buyer beware? High numbers of purchasers disillusioned by process (EAT)

Research by Zoopla has revealed the scale of the mistakes by and regrets for disillusioned home buyers.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2020