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Japanese Knotweed Ruling

JMP Solicitors won a court ruling on Japanese Knotweed which could pave the way for home owners to get compensation from Network Rail, local authorities and other major landowners.

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Help To Buy and similar schemes curtailed on new leasehold houses (EAT)

The government says its funding schemes such as Help To Buy will no longer be applied to what it calls “unjustified new leasehold houses.”

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Emoov raises almost a million in less than a day in new fundraising bid (PIE)

Online agent Emoov has launched another crowdfunding round – and within hours has raised almost its entire £1m target.

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Government to launch consultation on three-year minimum tenancies (TC)

A consultation into making three-year tenancies the mandatory minimum term is due to be launched by the government.

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Home owners “do not trust” law firms referred by estate agents (LF)

A significant proportion of home owners do not trust the law firms they are referred to by estate agents, a survey has found.

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Which? among eight unregulated businesses granted SRA waivers (LF)

Consumer group Which? and a company that helps parents find childcare solutions are among the eight unregulated businesses that have been granted waivers that allow their employed solicitors to provide

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Barclays trims back its legal panel even further (LSG)

Barclays has once again hacked back its legal panel, heralding a ‘new era’ in how legal suppliers are managed.

Rob Hailstone July 3, 2018

Government to launch consultation on making minimum three-year tenancies mandatory (PIE)

The Government is due to launch a consultation today into making three-year tenancies the mandatory minimum term.

Rob Hailstone July 2, 2018

Over 7,000 agents showing signs of ‘financial distress’ as numbers of insolvencies creep up (PIE)

A total of 153 estate agents have gone insolvent in the last year, up slightly from 148 the year before.

Rob Hailstone July 2, 2018

Purplebricks enters Canadian property market with take-over (PIE)

Purplebricks is to enter the the Canadian market with the acquisition of an online firm it describes as similar to itself.

Rob Hailstone July 2, 2018

Australian conveyancing attack highlights global risk of fraud (TC)

A case from Australia has highlighted the ongoing fraud threat which the conveyancing process is so vulnerable to.

Rob Hailstone July 2, 2018

Bermuda’s land registry to go on blockchain

The Bermuda Government has signed an agreement with the Bitfury Group to add blockchain technology to the island’s land registry system.

Rob Hailstone June 29, 2018