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Home ownership to fall as renting increases – prediction (PIE)

Soaring rents will force nearly 6 million private tenants into poverty by the year 2040, while home ownership and social renting will continue to decline.

Rob Hailstone November 18, 2014

Business group wants Scots-style stamp duty reform (EAT)

Accountancy group Menzies LLP is lobbying the government to announce the Introduction of a progressive Scottish-style stamp duty in the autumn statement on December 3.

Rob Hailstone November 18, 2014

Lawyers will be seen in future as “small part of diverse legal ecosystem” (LF)

Regulated lawyers should be viewed in the future as “a small part of an increasingly diverse ecosystem”, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said.

Rob Hailstone November 18, 2014

Quindell shares at five-month low as adviser quits (LSG)

Listed legal services provider Quindell today suffered another blow with the resignation of its financial adviser.

Rob Hailstone November 18, 2014

Mackesys closes as buyers found for open files (LSG)

Two firms have concluded the acquisition of the remaining cases of legal aid firm Mackesys after weeks of negotiations.

Rob Hailstone November 18, 2014

Pressure group (COPSO) takes new swipe at Land Registry (EAT)

The pressure group representing some property search organisations has taken another swipe at the Land Registry for its claim that searches are one of the major causes of delays in

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2014

Britain is not falling out of love with homeownership, whatever the stats say (EAT)

Several national newspapers suggested last week that Britain was becoming more ‘continental’ in its approach to property – and, in particular, homeownership.

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2014

“Overwhelming disagreement” made SRA change track on COFA responsibility (LF)

“Overwhelming disagreement” made the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) abandon a plan to make compliance officers sign declarations that their firms followed the accounts rules, it has emerged.

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2014

Discharge dilemma (LSG)

Once upon a time when redeeming a mortgage, one prepared a form DS1, submitted this to the mortgagees and requested them to sign and return it. This meant that you

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2014

Transaction surge across UK defies slowdown (EAT)

Slowdown – what slowdown? October saw the highest level of house sales completed in a month since November 2007 according to LSL Properties.

Rob Hailstone November 14, 2014

Parent company pledges support for Rocket Lawyer UK (LSG)

The UK arm of legal document specialist Rocket Lawyer has said it is continuing to build its business after its first accounts revealed that it relies on its US parent

Rob Hailstone November 14, 2014

AML: Chancellor to be briefed on ‘unfair’ fees paid by smaller agents (PIE)

HMRC is consulting on anti-money laundering supervision fees paid by estate agents – including whether it is fair for large agents to benefit from a cap on charges, which effectively slashes

Rob Hailstone November 13, 2014