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Ex-Cabinet member Pickles to ask Osborne to amend stamp duty surcharge (EAT)

The former secretary of state at the Department of Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, is to write to Chancellor George Osborne asking him to exempt ‘granny annexes’ from the

Rob Hailstone April 5, 2016

Review highlights multiple failings that led to £7m failure of Veyo (LF)

Not involving expert conveyancers sufficiently was one of several fundamental failings that led to the collapse of the Law Society’s Veyo project, which has cost solicitors £7m, a review has

Rob Hailstone April 5, 2016

Fixed fee firms offering cheaper service, LSB finds (LSG)

Law firms setting fixed fees and publishing them online are likely to be cheaper than their competitors, research for the oversight regulator has found.

Rob Hailstone April 5, 2016

New flood protections give rise to conveyancing fears (LSG)

New flood protections for homeowners will make the conveyancing process more complex, solicitors have been warned.

Rob Hailstone April 5, 2016

Estate agents need to up their game (PIE)

At the moment estate agents are having to deal with the perception that some of them don’t give a good enough service.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

New flood insurance scheme to cut bills by hundreds of pounds

Homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should now be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

SRA Handbook updated with new consumer credit regime

The SRA have published the latest version of its Handbook, which includes changes to the regulation of consumer credit work.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

SLC write to SRA over end of run-off cover (TC)

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers have written to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority over the end of run off cover provision.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

Consultation on moving Land Registry operations into the private sector

The Department for Business, Innovations & Skills has launched a public consultation on moving the operations of Land Registry into the private sector. The consultation ends on 26 May 2016.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

Mergers and Acquisitions hack attack on 48 elite law firms (LSG)

Hackers are understood to have breached the security systems of at least one major international law firm as a long-predicted cyber espionage scenario has become reality.

Rob Hailstone April 4, 2016

Despair for buyers and sellers as deals fail to make deadline (PIE)

Overnight, the cost of buying a second home or buy-to-let property shot up as the 3% Stamp Duty surcharge kicked in at midnight.

Rob Hailstone April 1, 2016

Lawyers urged to copy other sectors in ditching jargon (LSG)

Legal regulators should take their lead from other sectors to remove language barriers for consumers seeking out lawyers, the oversight regulator has recommended.

Rob Hailstone April 1, 2016