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NAEA wants new housing minister to rethink Land Registry privatization (EAT)

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to rethink government proposals to sell off the Land Registry.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2016

Ever more clients accessing legal service online (TC)

Just over 1 in 4 legal service users are receiving their services online, up from 20% four years ago.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2016

Trust in lawyers falling, but client satisfaction high (LSG)

Trust in lawyers has fallen as consumers continue to place reputation above all when selecting one, the legal watchdog reports.

Rob Hailstone July 19, 2016

Anti-money laundering and property – and the regime’s very curious focus (PIE)

My mother-in-law is 94, widowed these last 61 years, and now in a care home.

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2016

New housing minister is revealed (EAT)

The new housing minister has been announced. Gavin Barwell has been appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning, and also Minister for London.

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2016

UK Housing Market Sees Marked Drop in Activity, Particularly in the South (IC)

Uncertainty fuelled by the European Union referendum has resulted in a marked drop in activity in the UK housing market with new buyer enquiries down significantly across the country.

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2016

Horizontal integration in action as funeral director sets up ABS (LF)

A family-run firm of funeral directors with 36 branches has become the first of its kind to set up an alternative business structure.

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2016

Question of Trust – views from the public and solicitors renew SRA mandate

Initial findings show that the public and profession agree that dishonesty and misuse of client money are the most serious offences for a solicitor, yet the public view the issue

Rob Hailstone July 15, 2016

MPs call for ‘much stronger supervision’ of estate agents (PIE)

The Home Affairs Committee has called for “much stronger” supervision of estate agents to tackle money laundering.

Rob Hailstone July 15, 2016

New free conveyancing portal will give agents access to conveyancing chains (PIE)

A new portal will give estate agents free and real-time access to the status of conveyancing chains.

Rob Hailstone July 15, 2016

Solicitor wins “Conveyancer of Year” award less than two years after joining firm (TC)

Less than two years into the job, Janine Edwards of Watkins & Gunn has been named “Conveyancer of the Year” at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards.

Rob Hailstone July 15, 2016

Law Society to spend £61m on new IT systems (LF)

The Law Society’s ruling council yesterday agreed to spend £61m over four years on new IT systems for both its representative and regulatory arms – although it is forecasting that

Rob Hailstone July 15, 2016