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NHBC accused of issuing gagging orders to claimants (PIE)

New-build warranties provider NHBC has come under fire for allegedly imposing confidentiality clauses on home owners who make complaints or claims on their properties.

Rob Hailstone February 17, 2017

Law firm insurer fails in High Court bid to recover property fraud losses from solicitor (LF)

A highly experienced solicitor who breached the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 in a property transaction that led to a £500,000 fraud did not act dishonestly, the High Court has ruled.

Rob Hailstone February 17, 2017

Advertising watchdog to be asked to decide what an agent’s ‘commission’ means (PIE)

The term ‘commission’ in the context of estate agency is set to be at the heart of a complaint to the advertising watchdog.

Rob Hailstone February 16, 2017

Beware the Rentcharge “Scam” – and it’s Perfectly Legal (IC)

Rentcharges (technically Rentscharge but let’s not be too pedantic) originated in the early part of the last century and were a means for builders to develop land without paying a

Rob Hailstone February 16, 2017

A new way to buy? Mortgage lender offers to pay stamp duty (EAT)

One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing market – paying stamp duty for a purchaser, but