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Conveyancers To Prepare For ‘Super Spring’ Of Japanese Knotweed (TC)

Soaring Easter temperatures signal start of super growth of invasive plant Japanese knotweed.

Rob Hailstone April 23, 2019

Expert view on the leasehold scandal – is Commonhold the answer? (EAT)

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable homes or facing sky-high ground rents.

Rob Hailstone April 18, 2019

New regulatory body will oversee both letting and sales agents (PIE)

A new regulatory body has been set up ahead of the tenant fees ban on June 1st.

Rob Hailstone April 18, 2019

Conveyancing regulator plans to allow third-party managed accounts (LSG)

Conveyancers regulated by the specialist licensing body CLC will face less stringent rules on how they handle client money under proposals published for consultation today.

Rob Hailstone April 18, 2019

New body to police estate and lettings agents, taking over from NTSEAT (EAT)

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants’ fees ban.

Rob Hailstone April 17, 2019

Slash stamp duty and scrap CGT on buy to let sales, says top Tory (EAT)

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help more private renters to become owner occupiers.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Cyber Essential accredited and SDLT/LTT in one place (IC)

Meaning the applications and everything to do with the company infrastructure connected with them have been independently assessed and have successfully passed the challenging tests set by the National Cyber

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Extra costs associated with moving home average almost £4,000 (PW)

Home buyers can expect to spend almost £4,000 on top of the cost of their new property in terms of legal fees, surveying costs and other removal bills, new research

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Will Property Log Books Improve Market Efficiency? (TC)

The idea of launching property log books was levied by the ministry of housing at the end of last year to stem the flow of failed transactions that are costing

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Law firm has “no real prospect” of defending £5.2m claim (LF)

A London law firm has “no real prospect” of defending a £5.2m breach of trust claim brought against it following a London property deal, the High Court has ruled.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

Government promises private tenancy law reform – but does not say when (LSG)

A Thatcher-era reform introduced to encourage the then-moribund private rental market is to be reversed under proposals announced by the prime minister today.

Rob Hailstone April 16, 2019

TSB has become the first UK bank to pledge to refund customers who fall victim to any type of fraud

Scam victims are to be reimbursed in full by TSB, which today becomes the first bank in Britain to offer a fraud refund guarantee. Telegraph Money has long called for

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2019