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Agents will have to give more information when selling flats (EAT)

Agents selling leasehold flats will have to give information about service charges and ground rent on property details.

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

Will new tax proposal hit second home market? (EAT)

HMRC has released proposals for implementing new Capital Gains Tax rules which will crack down on UK residents electing second homes as their main residence as well as targetting non-UK

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

CMA wants big shake-up in property management (EAT

The Competition and Markets Authority says some leaseholders have experienced “significant problems” over high service charges and poor standards of service when it comes to residential property management.

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

Speculation grows that Osborne will reform stamp duty (EAT)

Speculation has grown overnight that Chancellor George Osborne will reform stamp duty in today’s Autumn Statement.

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

Unbundling – a necessity for consumers or risk to professional standards? (LF)

The potential for unbundling legal services to help consumers – and particularly litigants in person – is to be examined in a research project being commissioned by the Legal Services

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

Phone scams hit solicitors, with four firms losing £2m (LF)

Four law firms have recently lost £2m from their client accounts after falling victim to scammers who tricked them into disclosing bank security information over the telephone.

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

BSB to regulate entities from January (LSG)

The Bar Standards Board will move a step closer to parity with the solicitors regulator next year when it begins regulating entities.

Rob Hailstone December 3, 2014

SRA Chair wins lifetime achievement award

The Chair of the SRA Board, Charles Plant, has been honoured by the City of London Law Society at the British Legal Awards.

Rob Hailstone December 2, 2014

Public asked to vote for “worst estate agent”

An MP is asking the public to vote for the worst estate and letting agents – and the best – as well as choosing which agent is “most in denial

Rob Hailstone December 2, 2014

Client or customer? (LF)

Client, consumer or customer – no single label can describe the relationship that now exists between people and their legal services providers.

Rob Hailstone December 2, 2014

ABSs and other ‘NewLaw’ businesses form lobbying group (LF)

The first body to represent alternative business structures (ABSs) and other new-style legal practices has been launched.

Rob Hailstone December 2, 2014

‘Big four’ accountancy firm to be granted an ABS licence by the SRA

Accountancy giant EY has been given the go-ahead to offer legal services in the UK as it expands its global law offering.

Rob Hailstone December 2, 2014