Established in 1862, The HM Land Registry has now registered more than 25.2 million titles. In 2017, remarkably, a Northern Powergrid electricity substation in Gateshead became the 25 millionth title to be entered in the Land Register. HM Land Read More
Property fraudsters could be stopped in their tracks by technical fixes of the law, according to the Law Commission. The independent legal body say HM Land Registry has had to fork out close to £60 million Read More
Earlier this year, a new online platform was launched which allows people the opportunity to buy a property in just one click. The Dot Button, which was created by one of the founders of buy-to-let Read More
The Government has announced that foreign companies that own UK properties will have to reveal their ultimate owners on the world’s first public register. Furthermore, criminals who illegally profit from owning British property could Read More
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal seeks to bring clarity to disciplinary
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has opened a consultation on the current standard of proof used in disciplinary proceedings. The Tribunal is seeking views on whether it should be easier to prosecute solicitors for misconduct. Read More
House prices increased by 3% in the year to May 2018 (down from 3.5% in April 2018) according to the Office of National Statistics. This is its lowest annual rate since August 2013 when it was also 3.0%. The annual growth Read More
Every single day, residential conveyancing departments receive telephone calls from prospective clients looking for a quote. But every single day, the majority of conveyancers lose new business because of the way these calls are handled. Read More
High-Class Urban Report Protects City Conveyancers Professional Indemnity
Exclusively placed in the industry, DevAssist have designed the only reports of their type in the UK which audits sites for development risks and opportunities. Read More
Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from the Equity Release Council throw some light on why older owners may no longer be moving Read More
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC), which oversees the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), has presented its Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 to Parliament. LeO accepted 7,527 legal complaints in the 2017-18 financial year. This rose from 7,223 in Read More
Ombudsman issues a statement following Trading Standards Warning to Estate
Following yesterday’s press release from Trading Standards – or more specifically the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) – entitled ‘Warning to estate agents still signed up with Ombudsman Services for redress – make the switch’, Read More
LFS are delighted to announce the final shortlist for the LFS Conference and Awards which is taking place at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham on the 19th September. The LFS Conference and Awards is Read More
Whether you’re a well established conveyancer or you’re brand new to the sector, conferences are something you will soon become accustomed to.Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s figures show that the slowing UK housing market has now effectively hit a brick wall. “For some, this is welcome relief. Particularly in the capital, stalled Read More
This is a blog by Jonathan de Lance-Holmes which originally featured on LawCare.Read More
Trading Standards has warned agents that they must switch to a valid redress service. Agents who do not do so by 6 August will leave customers unable to access free alternative dispute resolution services. And, as Read More
PM Property Lawyers has been Highly Commended in the Outstanding Commitment to Training category at the 2018 Modern Law Conveyancing awards. The awards recognise innovation and achievement in the conveyancing sector, with the expert judging panel Read More
Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a new mortgage product which is explicitly aimed at borrowers looking to short-let their properties. Potentially changing the buy-to-let market, it is thought that this type of mortgage Read More
Japanese Knotweed Indemnity Policy Now Available Whilst the presence of a garden is often something that buyers look for, not all plants are friendly to home owners. Buyers and especially lenders will always be rightly Read More
11 July 2018: The UK’s homeowners are staying put, with the number of home moves within the owner-occupier sector plummeting by 10% between 2016 and 2017, according to new analysis by home move website reallymoving.com, as Brexit uncertainty Read More