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Agents ponder ‘legal avoidance’ of 3% stamp duty surcharge (EAT)

Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that will be imposed on buy to let and second

Rob Hailstone November 27, 2015

Spending review: second try at Land Registry privatisation (LSG)

The government has confirmed that it is looking to revive plans to privatise parts of HM Land Registry.

Rob Hailstone November 27, 2015

SRA promises new era of simplified regulation (LS)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to make what it calls a ‘fundamental shift’ from issuing prescriptive rules in favour of setting principles for solicitors to follow.

Rob Hailstone November 27, 2015

‘Catastrophe’ Budget: Agents and landlords get to grips with 3% more on BTL Stamp Duty (PIE)

The industry is trying to assimilate the changes announced in yesterday’s Budget Statement whereby buy-to-let investors and those purchasing second homes are to be hit with a 3% increase in

Rob Hailstone November 26, 2015

Shock and anger from agents at extra 3% stamp duty on some homes (EAT)

There’s been shock and anger from agents – especially those in London – at the surprise news of an additional three per cent stamp duty on buy to let and

Rob Hailstone November 26, 2015

Chancellor announces “biggest house building programme since 1970s” (TC)

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to implement what he describes as “the biggest house building programme since the 1970s”.

Rob Hailstone November 26, 2015

Autumn statement receives mixed reaction (TC)

Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn statement has received a mixed reaction after he revealed the well trailed help-to-buy schemes for first time buyers being in part paid for by a 3%

Rob Hailstone November 26, 2015

Now, it’s not only knotweed that will stop you getting a mortgage

Lenders have long turned away people whose gardens are home to Japanese knotweed. Now other weeds are triggering a red light too.

Rob Hailstone November 25, 2015

Land Registry needs you to be alert (TC)

Only 27,000 people have signed up for Land Registry Property Alerts; a free service helping people to protect against fraud.

Rob Hailstone November 25, 2015

Average price of standard law firm will drops to £118 (LF)

The average price of a standard will from a law firm has fallen from £124 to £118 over the last year, new research has indicated.

Rob Hailstone November 25, 2015

Money-laundering: agents rapped for too few ‘suspicious activity reports’ (EAT)

A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a year.

Rob Hailstone November 24, 2015

A new digital environmental report will streamline and improve transparency of conveyancing service (LF)

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow launches an all-encompassing and digital environmental report, which will offer significant time savings for conveyancers and enhanced communication with homebuyers.

Rob Hailstone November 23, 2015