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Solicitors’ Property Centre reports losses as it mounts fight-back against portals’ listings of agents (PIE)

The Edinburgh Solicitors’ Property Centre has reported a loss of over £77,000 as it tries to mount a strategy a Scotland-wide strategy to compete with the national portals.

Rob Hailstone January 19, 2018

Home owners of low EPC properties could be forced to upgrade them before sale (PIE)

Homes with poor energy performance could be banned from the sales market, with owners having to upgrade them before being allowed to sell them.

Rob Hailstone January 19, 2018

Ombudsman faces shortfall after unexpected rise in complaints (LF)

Solicitors have demanded to know how the Legal Ombudsman intends to reduce the cost of its work to an all-time low at the same time that it is seeking extra

Rob Hailstone January 19, 2018

Conveyancing clients unable to make email enquiry on ‘brochure only’ websites (LSG)

Conveyancing firms may not be taking advantage of their websites to attract clients, research published by a niche regulator suggests.

Rob Hailstone January 18, 2018

Consistency would build confidence in Legal Ombudsman

The Legal Ombudsman should focus on high-quality and efficient complaints handling, the Law Society of England and Wales said in its response to LeO’s draft business plan for 2018-19.

Rob Hailstone January 18, 2018

Stamp duty change hasn’t boosted first time buyer demand – RICS (EAT)

An overwhelming 86 per cent of RICS members questioned in a survey claim they have seen no increase in interest from first time buyers, despite the scrapping of stamp duty

Rob Hailstone January 18, 2018

AllAgents names Purplebricks as ‘worst rated agency for 2017’ (EAT)

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one star firm” for 2017.

Rob Hailstone January 17, 2018

Landmark case could reduce leasehold extension costs (TC)

A long-running legal battle regarding how the cost of lease extensions are calculated could significantly impact the property industry.

Rob Hailstone January 17, 2018

Stamp Duty surcharge almost cost estate agent £14,000 on his own purchase (PIE)

Rules on the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge are so confusing that even an experienced estate agent almost fell foul of them.

Rob Hailstone January 16, 2018

Co-op moves online to cater for divorces at all hours (LSG)

Co-op Legal Services today announced the creation of an online divorce service designed to cater around the clock for couples who want to start proceedings immediately on deciding to split

Rob Hailstone January 16, 2018

Lessons from the failure of an innovative law firm – “It’s harder than it looks” (LF)

The pioneering owner of an innovative law firm that was “ahead of its time” but failed has taken the highly unusual step of laying out the reasons why it did

Rob Hailstone January 15, 2018

Ground Rent: We feel like prisoners in our own home!

Thousands of home buyers remain trapped in their own homes made unsaleable by developers such as Taylor Wimpey.

Rob Hailstone January 14, 2018