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ASA puts onus on law firms to stop using Law Society’s “misleading” CQS claim (LF)

All of the 3,000 law firms accredited under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme need to ensure they are not using in their own marketing the society’s description of the

Rob Hailstone November 23, 2017

Budget 2017 cuts stamp duty for first time buyers

Chancellor Philip Hammond has abolished stamp duty for most first-time buyers in his Budget.

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2017

Advertising watchdog rules Law Society advert “exaggerated” quality of CQS firms (LF)

Law Society advertising of its Conveyancing Quality Scheme “misleadingly exaggerated the membership requirements” to make it sound like the accreditation process is more rigorous than is actually the case, the

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2017

PropTech experts to debate how moving and buying could be improved (EAT)

A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to explain how technology could be used to improve the

Rob Hailstone November 21, 2017

Jail for men who tried to defraud and blackmail solicitors (LF)

Two men who were part of an organised fraud network that conned solicitors and others out of over £300,000, as well as a man who tried to blackmail a law

Rob Hailstone November 21, 2017

Conveyancing market ‘bounces back’ – but more help needed in Budget (LSG)

Latest Land Registry data suggests the conveyancing market is bouncing back, with middle-ranking firms emerging as the biggest winners according to new figures published today.

Rob Hailstone November 20, 2017

Exchanges are down 10% year on year, warns estate agent (PIE)

Using its own data, estate agency chain haart is forecasting that there will have been 44,118 sales in England and Wales measured at exchange in October.

Rob Hailstone November 20, 2017

Couple lose almost £60k to fraudsters (TC)

A couple in the midst of a property transaction found they’d have fallen victim to a property scam after sending almost £60,000 to an account they thought belonged to their

Rob Hailstone November 20, 2017

Budget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor’s sights? (LSG)

A temporary cut in stamp duty land tax for first-time buyers is among the measures that could be announced in this week’s budget statement in an attempt to tackle declining

Rob Hailstone November 20, 2017

96 days – the average time it takes to sell a home (EAT)

The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to a new report.

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2017

‘Suffocating’ stamp duty threatens conveyancing demand (LSG)

Conveyancers will face a dwindling workload if stamp duty continues to suffocate the housing market, academic research suggests.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2017

Property duo launch free private ‘for sale by owner’ platform, saying it will be a game changer (PIE)

Two estate agents are launching an internet platform which will enable sellers to be their own agents.

Rob Hailstone November 15, 2017