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Law Society may intervene in landmark fraud case (LSG)

The Court of Appeal will be tasked with offering landmark guidance on the liability of professionals where property is purchased through an ID fraud.

Rob Hailstone February 6, 2017

Network Rail faces compensation bill worth millions after japaneses knotweed ruling

Network Rail is facing compensation claims that could total tens of millions of pounds after a landmark court ruling on damage caused to homes by Japanese knotweed growing on its

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2017

Santander to review clause suggesting landlords hike rents to ‘maximum’ achievable (PIE)

The Government may be focusing on letting agent fees to make renting fairer for tenants, but an interesting story has emerged regarding landlord contracts with their lenders.

Rob Hailstone February 3, 2017

Government to fund group to provide leasehold transparency (EAT)

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will provide “substantial investment” to ensure more transparency in leasehold tenure.

Rob Hailstone February 3, 2017

Bank fined £163m for money laundering failings (LSG)

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Deutsche Bank AG more than £160 million for failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering framework.

Rob Hailstone February 1, 2017

Regulator’s ‘transparency’ proposals could mislead clients

Providing raw regulatory data on solicitor firms could mislead clients and undermine their ability to exercise informed choice, the Law Society said today, responding to Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposals.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2017

Agents warned after rise in cases involving identity theft in property sales (PIE)

Agents are being warned to be on their guard as property fraud involving identity thefts of sellers grows, with a case due to go to the Court of Appeal this

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2017

Housing association chief takes reins temporarily at the Law Society (LF)

A non-lawyer housing specialist has been named interim chief executive of the Law Society ahead of Catherine Dixon’s departure tomorrow.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2017

Retiring solicitor ‘grossly negligent’ to allow property fraud (LSG)

A sole practitioner looking for a way out of his firm has been suspended after employing people without background checks who turned out to be criminals.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2017

Law Society appoints interim chief executive (LSG)

Paul Tennant OBE, who recently stepped down as chief executive of the housing association Orbit after 14 years in the role, will join the Society next Monday. Tennant has spent

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2017

Boost for sole practitioners as HSBC raises conveyancing threshold (LSG)

HSBC has announced that it will increase the loan threshold imposed on sole practitioners registered under the Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme from £150,000 to £350,000.

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2017

US firm plans to take UK by storm with 5,000 agents in five years (EAT)

The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the aim of bring US-levels of realtor service to sellers.

Rob Hailstone January 30, 2017