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London Leasehold Advice Portal Launched

Sadiq Khan, The Mayor of London has launched a leasehold guide for Londoners and slams ‘lease’ as ‘unfit for purpose’.

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2019

Persimmon Share Value Plummets Amidst Help To Buy Speculation (TC)

Following the news that Housing Secretary James Brokenshire is considering removing the Government’s coveted Help to Buy scheme from Persimmon PLC, shares in the company fell by almost 5% on

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2019

GDPR Regulators Set To Enforce Harsher Fines For Non-Compliance (TC)

Since GDPR came into force eight months ago over, official regulators have been notified that over 59,000 GDPR data breaches have taken place across the EU.

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2019

Additional Derelict Dwellings Not Liable For SDLT Surcharge (LSG)

Derelict, uninhabitable properties have never looked so appealing for property investors as a recent ruling means that additional property bought in terrible conditions could bypass the current excess stamp duty

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2019

Mega merger of conveyancing firms will create stand-out ‘powerhouse’ market leader (PIE)

A new conveyancing ‘powerhouse’ has been created by the merger of the two biggest players – My Home Move and The Simplify Group.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2019

Big Leap forward for first-ever ESTAS Bold Legal Conference (EAT)

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers – the Bold Legal Conference – taking place on the same day as the annual awards on October 18.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2019

Building Juggernaut Persimmon Could Be Omitted From Help To Buy (TC)

Home building juggernauts, Persimmon, are being placed under the governmental microscope and could lose their right to sell Help to Buy homes when their current contract expires in 2021.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2019

New Conveyancing Powerhouse!

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups – My Home Move and The Simplify Group – today announced that they are combining to create a conveyancing powerhouse which will be the

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

Mayor of London calls for wholesale reform of leasehold system (PIE)

Sadiq Khan, has launched a new guide for leaseholders while at the same time stepping up his calls on ministers to overhaul the system of leasehold for home buyers in

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

Are Law Firms Wising Up To Conveyancing Scams? (TC)

As law firms and clients wise up to fraud, the cyber criminals are having to find new avenues to use their old scamming tricks to intercept money transfers.

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

SRA promises to publish disciplinary study (LSG)

The SRA is to publish a report on its disciplinary track record in the aftermath of a high-profile failed prosecution and long-running concerns about the apparently disproportionate number of minority

Rob Hailstone February 22, 2019

Solicitors gear up for leasehold negligence claims (LF)

National firm Simpson Millar has set up a team within its professional negligence department to handle potential actions against solicitors who failed to warn leasehold clients of damaging clauses relating

Rob Hailstone February 21, 2019