The Government could be introducing new legislation into the private rented sector (PRS) which requires landlords and letting agents to ensure tenants have legal rights to reside within the UK. Many compliant landlords already carry Read More
Lancashire law firm Napthens has been named the region’s best conveyancing firm. Last night the law firm’s Residential Property team won the coveted Regional Conveyancing Firm 2014. A panel of judges at the National Read More
Legal Eye are hosting two free CPD seminars with a difference in Kent in October. In addition to practical advice on compliance, risk and anti-money laundering, law firms will be given tips on a range Read More
The latest SRA decision regarding regulatory reform will ensure that they will remain informed of firms that have poor compliance to the Accounts Rules, says top-20 UK accountancy firm, Wilkins Kennedy LLP. Following last week’Read More
This week, the HMRC have released their UK Property Transactions Statistics for August 2014. Data Summary Provisional, seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count was 99,930 residential and 9,090 non-residential. Residential Transactions Seasonally adjusted estimate of residential property transactions Read More
Mark Henderson, Chief Executive at the Home Group, will be addressing all political parties and will encourage them to put greater focus on recovering the housing industry and applying the “three Rs” to impending strategies. Read More
The Land Registry have published a Business Gateway developer pack, demonstrating how to implement their new business to business web services. The newly developed system offers CMS vendors and conveyancers the opportunity to streamline processes Read More
Over the weekend, the Conveyancing Association held a meeting with its members, where Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Director, Crispin Passmore addressed the key issues in conveyancing, detailing the steps they are making to relieve burdens Read More
OneSearch Direct, the largest local authority data search company in the UK, has been named as one of the sponsors for the Law Firm Services’ Conveyancing Conference Awards 2014. The event is to be held at Read More
PCCB and Law Society Guidance Note Compliant Includes Contaminated Land and Flood All from £39.00 + VAT To assist your client in making their decisions, the report includes insurability considerations, which are even more relevant as a Read More
On Saturday 13th September, PSG offices up and down the country came together to walk a combined total of 100 miles in support of the Royal British Legion. Four teams made up of PSG staff and Read More
Plans of a Regulatory Reform have been discussed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board and further steps have been agreed to put the proposed changes into practice. All the plans must be approved by Read More
Following last year’s severe flooding across the country, flood risk awareness and prevention has become a necessity for many homeowners. Those who are looking to buy, as well as current home owners, must be Read More
On the 21st July 2014, the maximum Right to Buy discount for tenants wishing to purchase their rented property was increased to £77,000.00 (from £75,000.00) across England (£102,700.00 from £100,000.00 in London). The changes have also Read More
It’s time to register for the 2014 Conveyancer of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times — all entrants need to register by September 26, with the award ceremony taking place at Read More
Whether working for a solicitor’s office or as an independent conveyancer, one of the universal principles of the legal industry is the need to maintain confidentiality. Property transactions, by their very nature, necessitate the Read More
The issue of fracking has received a huge amount of media attention and coverage in recent weeks and continues to divide the nation’s opinion. The process, which involves drilling into shale rock and pumping Read More
The House of Commons have approved an order from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) which allows their members to conduct conveyancing work — without supervision of a regulated solicitor. A draft order was presented Read More
The SLC Conference will be staged this year in association with the Bold Legal Group on 12th November at the Riverside in Derby. The event which will be sponsored once again by PSG, CLS, Groundsure Read More
The European Union have set forth plans to enforce new regulations for mortgage lenders that will restrict the lending process for new buy-to-let property owners. From 2016, lenders will be forced to apply tougher restrictions on Read More