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Sustainable drainage: a tightening regime requiring duty of care (LF)

The Flood and Water Management Act of 2010 sought to enshrine Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and national standards for drainage across both new and existing property.

Rob Hailstone July 14, 2016

SRA hits back over criticism of handbook rewrite

The chief executive and chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority have hit back over criticism of their plans for a comprehensive rewrite of the handbook.

Rob Hailstone July 14, 2016

Legal watchdog begins search for £500 per day chair (LSG)

Recruitment has begun for a new chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel, to take over when current incumbent Elisabeth Davies steps down later this year.

Rob Hailstone July 14, 2016

Carney says owners and buyers should budget for interest rate rises (EAT)

House owners and buyers with mortgages in today’s market should budget to ensure they can “have enough headroom” for a rise in interest rates of as much as three percentage

Rob Hailstone July 13, 2016

Legal comparison sites struggling to attract providers (LSG)

An aspiring legal comparison website says it is encouraged by the competition watchdog’s controversial report on the sector – despite the report outlining how difficult these sites may find it to

Rob Hailstone July 12, 2016

MPs call for reintroduction of HIPs for new build homes (TC)

The vast majority of home buyers want surveys on new properties according to a poll by YouGov.

Rob Hailstone July 12, 2016

Solicitor whose “dysfunctional firm” failed to pay stamp duty to HMRC is struck off (LF)

The “chaotic” situation at a solicitor’s firm was no excuse for her failure to pay stamp duty to the HMRC, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled.

Rob Hailstone July 12, 2016

Making law firms publish average prices “is not perfect but it is needed” (LF)

The slow pace of change in the legal services market means “regulatory intervention” is needed to force firms to publish their average prices even though it is not a perfect

Rob Hailstone July 12, 2016

Handbook changes could lead to ‘two-tier profession’ – Society (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s plans to simplify its hefty handbook could result in a two-tier profession, the Law Society has warned.

Rob Hailstone July 12, 2016

Proposed Handbook changes will have major implications for the solicitor profession and its clients

The SRA proposals for changes to their Handbook for solicitor and firm regulation, if accepted, will leave clients with less protection and could result in a two-tier solicitor profession, the

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2016

CMA decision on market investigation welcomed by Law Society

An interim report into the legal services market was by the Competition and Markets Authority, prompting the Law Society of England and Wales to welcome the conclusion that no formal market

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2016

Government’s bid to boost first-time buyers (and Tory voters) ‘not working’ (PIE)

First-time buyers are 2.2m behind where they should be given demographic trends – despite significant government investment in home ownership.

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2016