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Trade Body Route Provides Japanese Knotweed Guidance (TC)

A national trade body is signposting lawyers to a wealth of free advice on Japanese knotweed.

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2019

Firm sent letters with Latin phrases despite client’s learning difficulty (LF)

The firm sent the customer letters containing the phrases ab initio and prima facie despite knowing they had a learning difficulty.

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2019

Chancellor urged to abandon new tax for overseas property investors as Stamp Duty receipts fall (PIE)

Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to look at the Government’s latest Stamp Duty takings as evidence that an extra property tax shouldn’t be introduced for overseas investors.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

SRA needs to get moving with the new rulebook (LF)

In May 2018, the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority approved the new Standards & Regulations that are designed to replace the 2011 handbook.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

Clients’ focus on price is compromising us, say solicitors (LF)

Solicitors at smaller firms believe that clients’ focus on price is compromising their work and even their ability to uphold the law, a survey has suggested.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

Price publication rules ‘will drive down costs and quality’ (LSG)

Solicitors are worried that publishing fees will encourage potential clients to obsess about price, which will affect their ability to uphold the integrity of the law, a regular bellwether suggests.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

£34.6 Million Lost To Cyber Criminals In Second Half Of 2018 (TC)

The latest figures from Action Fraud have claimed that financial losses caused by cyber crime increased by 25% between the months of April and September.

Rob Hailstone February 1, 2019

Compulsory electric tests to be introduced every five years for rental homes (PIE)

Compulsory checks are to be introduced every five years on electrical installations in private rented properties.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2019

Agent challenges Purplebricks over referral fees paid to conveyancing firm (PIE)

Chris Wood, of PDQ Estates in Cornwall, has posted claims that Purplebricks’ customers are “over-paying for tied solicitors by hundreds of pounds”.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2019

Faster transactions for buyers and sellers now priority for search group (EAT)

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed that it’s to restructure to become more PropTech focussed.

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2019

Email Fraud And Social Media Impersonation Increase By 35% (TC)

Once upon a time, the cyber criminal preferred virus-based attacks through malware or ransomware; now, the ONS have said that these criminals are looking to exploit social media and emails

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2019

Conveyancing needs to get a move on – and embrace technology (PIE)

Henry Ford, of Ford Motors fame, once said: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2019