The Financial Services Authority (FSA) have delivered another blow to conveyancing solicitors as they bring in tough new rules which will see many homeowners unable to release equity in their properties. Utilising equity in property Read More
Council tenants will soon be offered an increased discount of up to £50,000.00 in a Right to Buy scheme shake-up. In some parts of the country this could see discounts trebled. The shake-up is Read More
Bulldozers were brought in to demolish part of a brand new housing development in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, earlier this month when a group of residents took on the might of Taylor Wimpey and won. Taylor Wimpey Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have urged Solicitors to ensure close attention is paid to clients individual needs, particularly the most vulnerable members of society, and ensuring that they deliver a proper level of service. Read More
On Tuesday, 20 December 2011, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) secured interim injunctions and freezing orders from the High Court against companies including St Clair Estates Limited, OFG Investments Limited, Option Land UK Limited, and GIG Properties Read More
The recent Government announcement of an initiative to assist new build purchasers has prompted Eddie Goldsmith, partner at Goldsmith Williams, to urge the Government not to forget about home owners. The new mortgage indemnity scheme Read More
The Land Registry has been carrying out research with government stakeholders and customers with a view to “widening the range of information searches to include searches of the Local Land Charges Register and other information Read More
Mary “Queen of Shops” Portas and her recent review highlight some important considerations for estate agents and conveyancers, according to The Bold Group, a membership body of over 120 independent high street law firms. Following the Read More
A definition of a village green is noted in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 as land ‘on which for not less than 20 years a significant number of inhabitants of any locality, or neighbourhood Read More
Data from the Land Registry shows just how much things are changing in the conveyancing market. A year ago the conveyancer registering the largest number of transfers for value was Countrywide Property Lawyers who registered 885 Read More
DevAssist, have developed and launched a new conveyancing search. The search informs purchasers, or professionals, of where undeveloped land exists within 75m of a specific property. When asked where the idea came from Paul Addision Read More
In defiance of the doom and gloom that currently surrounds the economy, house prices remained static in November but transactions increased by 4.5 percent, according to the House Price Index released by LSL Property Services. In Read More
Equity Release Solicitors’ Alliance (ERSA) carried out research over the last 12 months to establish what awareness and demand there is around equity release. The results show an increase in the percentage of people considering equity Read More
A definition of a village green is noted in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 as land ‘on which for not less than 20 years a significant number of inhabitants of any locality, or neighbourhood Read More
The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) which it the independent body that enforces the Search Code has announced that London based Legal & More Limited has been suspended from the Search Code, Read More
Investors looking to reduce the impact of the Eurozone crisis on their finances have boosted buyer figures in the housing market during the last few weeks, according to Marsh & Parsons, a London based estate Read More
The Law Society accredited its 1000th Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) firm today, less than a year since applications opened. Coventry-based Penmans Solicitors LLP has become the 1000th accredited CQS firm. The total number of law Read More
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) and the Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) have today announced changes to the Search Code which will affect the way it is enforced throughout the UK. The new Read More
We as conveyancers deal with all manner of clients including those who we have represented for years and know well, those who live locally and can pop into the office, those who seem legitimate and Read More
There are some lenders requesting disclosure of information and/or documentation contained in conveyancing files, according to the Law Society and, in response to this, they have issued a Practice Note entitled &Read More