The Law Society of England and Wales has revealed there are now more women practising as solicitors than men. In a “historic shift”, out of 139,624 PC holders, 50.1% are women. Women also account for
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
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
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 face
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.
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
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
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
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,
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
Tuesday evening saw the culmination of ten weeks hard work as five start-ups presented at the MDR LAB demo day. The MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight giving them the opportunity
The Welsh Government has created an expert taskforce to find ways to improve the leasehold system in Wales.
The UK private rental sector could lose more than 100,000 homes over the next 12 months according to the latest research.
26% of homeowners select the first available mortgage when it comes to selecting a mortgage offer and does not shop around for the best deal for their financial circumstances, according to Noddle research.
According to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), specialist lenders’ gross annual lending has increased by 19% year-on-year. This makes specialist lending one of the fastest growing sectors in the mortgage industry.
Today’s Conveyancer Discussion Panel: SRA Reform Proposal allows freelance legal services Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently published their package of reforms in which it was proposed that solicitors should be allowed to deliver reserved legal
Recent research from an independent estate agency firm questions the notion that sellers need to drop the price of their homes to get them off the market.
The identity of the new Minister of State for Housing has now been confirmed.
New research has revealed the significant majority of home owners and builders would support the introduction of a scheme to stamp out rogue traders.
The latest data has revealed that house prices in quarter 2 of this year were 1.8% higher than those recorded for the same period last year.
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