Just weeks after the AA motoring group announced their application for an ABS license, insurers Direct Line have said they will also be applying. The firm stated its intentions to apply to become an ABS Read More
The August Council of Mortgage Lenders figures showed a 12% rise from July. A total of 55,300 loans were advanced for house purchase in August, worth £8.4billion, compared to 49,500 in July. This is the largest Read More
The SRA has warned that a conman using the name of top law firm Irwin Mitchell has been e-mailing members of the public in an attempt to obtain personal details. A number of individuals across Read More
It has been a strong year for the group with group revenues up by 14.1% for the full year to £2,323.4m, with completions of 12,637 units up from 11,078 in 2011. Group operating profit before exceptional items for the Read More
Earlier in the week we published some guidance from SearchFlow on how to deal with the issue of compliance. The firm has teamed up with Legal Eye to help practices embed compliance within their firms Read More
A year today the medieval ruling granting the Church powers to charge those owning ‘rectorial land’ for the upkeep of the church chancel, will cease to be an overriding interest. But what will that mean Read More
Firms have been warned to be wary of putting themselves at risk of professional negligence through making administrative errors. Speaking at the recent Law Firm Services conference Malcolm Gordon, a PI expert from St Giles Read More
The search provider is offering their customers free access to and use of a choice of four different systems, to see which works best for their business. They explained that whilst practice, case management and Read More
The UK’s Fraud Prevention CIFAS have identified a 10% increase in cases of confirmed fraud across their membership. Whilst this is a worrying trend the increase may be in part due to improved detection techniques, Read More
RICS September Housing Market Survey shows a fairly flat month for both transactions and prices. The national price balance improved slightly from -18 to -15, meaning 15% more surveyors reported a fall rather than a rise Read More
The Law Society has announced it will be teaming up with Riliance, a company who offer support on outcomes-focused regulation (OFR). This is the first time the Law Society has invested in a firm rather Read More
SearchFlow have joined forces with Legal Eye to help practices embed compliance within their firms. The firm is running a series of seminars throughout the autumn to explain more about compliance and how they can Read More
September’s Housing Market Activity Report by Connells Survey and Valuation has shown a bounce back from a slightly weaker summer period. First-time-buyer activity was a key part of the month’s increase, with these Read More
According to a survey by Zoopla homeowners feel more confident about the property market than they did this time last year. Zoopla’s Housing Market Sentiment Survey indicated 63% of homeowners believe that house prices in Read More
ETSOS, the one-stop-shop for property professionals, has announced the successful completion of a collaboration project with estate agency software specialist VTUK. The latest version of VTUK’s Aquarius software sees the full integration of ETSOS’Read More
The SRA has published its latest set of key industry data. They revealed that there are currently 127,109 practising solicitors in the UK, up from 124,306 this time last year. In September there was a sharp rise Read More
Tandem Law has set up www.righttobuymortgageclaims.com offering a “specialised professional negligence department” to help consumers claim money they are owed by “unscrupulous” brokers. The firm’s website states that as the right to Read More
Mansell McTaggart Limited was fined £3000 for carrying out estate agency work whilst unregistered. Changes to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, which came into place on the 1st October 2012, mean UK-based estate agents who are involved in Read More
Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutuals has increased 40% year-on-year to £3 billion in August. Mutuals had a 23% share of the market compared to 16% in August 2011. Adrian Coles, Director-General of the Building Societies Read More
The SRA has warned the public to be wary of contact from anyone claiming to be from Adams and Adams Solicitors. They have been told that consumers have been contacted by people claiming to be Read More