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Ground rent negligence claims start to surge as report identifies undersettling and discount rate as other major risks (LF)

The surge in claims against solicitors over their advice to home buyers on ground rent clauses has begun, with 400 issued in less than a year, according to research by

Rob Hailstone September 12, 2017

Whistleblower claims buyers who go with agent’s financial and conveyancing services are given £1,000 ‘bribe’ (PIE)

A whistleblower has told the Telegraph of dodgy practices used by a large chain which she says mean only the agents win while both seller and buyer lose out.

Rob Hailstone September 11, 2017

The dodgy estate agent tactics that leave buyers and sellers out of pocket

There’s a joke among estate agents that they no longer sell houses – instead, they increasingly profit from mortgage broking and conveyancing services, causing buyers and sellers to lose out.

Rob Hailstone September 11, 2017

Fraudsters going to “considerable lengths” to impersonate conveyancers LF

The many ways in which fraudsters try to trick solicitors, property owners, buyers, sellers, borrowers and lenders have been laid out in new guidance issued jointly by HM Land Registry

Rob Hailstone September 11, 2017

‘Beware BHS or Woolworths transactions’, conveyancing solicitors warned (LSG)

The Law society and H M Land Registry have published today a ‘joint property and title fraud advice’ note.

Rob Hailstone September 8, 2017

CMA urges legal regulators to move faster on price transparency (LF)

The Competition and Markets Authority is concerned at the pace with which regulators are planning to introduce greater price transparency in the legal market, it has emerged.

Rob Hailstone September 8, 2017

Government to ‘consider’ electronic will proposals (LSG)

The government has denied that a proposed change to the laws surrounding wills could result in people sending wills by text message, as it concedes it is yet to consider

Rob Hailstone September 8, 2017

Another call for stamp duty costs to be transferred to sellers (PIE)

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are taking the opportunity to lobby politicians for changes they’d

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2017

Government warned leasehold reform could jeopardise community led housing (TC)

A housing organisation has warned that the proposed leasehold reforms could negatively impact the community led housing.

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2017

Conveyancing work falls to lowest level in three years (LF)

Conveyancing work has fallen to its lowest level since the middle of 2013, and the number of firms actively doing the work has hit a new low, a survey has

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2017

Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning

The sharp increase in holiday sickness claims has led us to remind the legal profession of its obligations when handling such cases.

Rob Hailstone September 6, 2017

Legal Update Conference (IC)

Topics will include GDPR, Land Registry updates, cyber-crime, complaint handling, and business development.

Rob Hailstone September 6, 2017