When the old boxer returns to ring for one last fight — many of us wince. We see a deluded individual trying to recreate past glories and we know that he is doomed to humiliating failure. Read More
Section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the ‘Act’) gives individuals the right to access their personal data (subject access data). By making a written request and paying a fee, an individual is entitled to see&Read More
Conveyancing Association (CA) members won seven out of twelve awards at the ‘Law Firm Services Conveyancing Awards’ in Coventry on Thursday, demonstrating more than ever that CA members are the best of the best in Read More
Kathryn Taylor, a spokesperson for the Conveyancing Association responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme will be extended to all properties from next week, three months earlier than expected.&Read More
Introduction This case provides a very useful resume of the law on rectification and the courts powers where it is alleged the terms of a contract do not reflect the parties’ agreement. It is worth Read More
BRM Solicitors has announced the appointment or a new Partner and Head of their Residential Property Department. Stuart Taphouse, a former Director of Banner Jones Limited and latterly a partner at James Peters & Co Read More
Countrywide plc announced on Thursday that they have entered into an agreement with Lambert Smith Hampton Acquisitions Limited, and Sankaty European Investments Sarl to acquire Lambert Smith Hampton Limited for a total cash consideration of &Read More
On 9th August, Safe-Move walked, jogged and sprinted(!) their own Race for Life between their offices in Midway and the Shoulder of Mutton pub in Shelf. The event meant that since 2007 Safe-Move has raised over &Read More
The latest property transaction figures released by the Land Registry show that non-seasonally adjusted transactions were at their highest level since December 2009. 89,460 transactions were carried out in August, up 0.4% up on July and 19.2% up on Read More
On Thursday evening winners of the Law Firm Services Conveyancing awards were crowned. myhomemove took home the award for Overall Conveyancer of the Year as well as Direct Conveyancing Firm of the Year. These awards Read More
In August gross mortgage increased from an average of £8.4bn over of the last six months to hit £9.3bn. The latest BBA figures showed that the numbers of approvals for house purchase and Read More
Whilst remortgage lending in still up 8% from this time last year it suffered a substantial fall of 14.8% from July to August taking the total to £3.2bn. According to the latest figures from LMS remortgaging Read More
A motion bought before a Law Society of Scotland special general meeting to introduce mandatory separate representation for home buyers and lenders was today defeated. The final vote count taking into account proxy votes was Read More
Countrywide Residential Lettings has continued to rapidly build its portfolio with the acquisition of 18 businesses since the start of 2013. Since 2007 the group has acquired 59 businesses and the empire shows no signs of slowing down its Read More
The Conveyancing Association has announced its endorsement of ML Solutions’ anti-money laundering services and products. Conveyancing Association members will now be eligible for a discount on services offered by ML Solutions, who have become the Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has started to evaluate the data on around 2,000 firms’ finances following a fact-finding survey. Firms included in the survey included those working in areas that are experiencing particular economic pressures, Read More
According to the latest figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders gross mortgage lending held steady in August at an estimated £16.6 billion. Lending was only slightly higher in July at £16.7 billion and Read More
Ahead of is full stock market listing, due to take place this week, Foxtons has been valued at £649m. Foxtons announced their plans to float last month in order to raise funds and capitalise Read More
Fridaysmove has announced that it is now inviting new applications from firms seeking to join its conveyancing panel. This is the first time the Fridaysmove has opened its doors to applicants since 2011. Historically, membership has Read More
A special general meeting of the Law Society of Scotland later this month will see lawyer’s debate proposals for mandatory separate legal representation for home buyers and lenders. Earlier this year solicitors voted for Read More