The CLC Discuss The Future Of Conveyancing
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has released a discussion paper with the aim to highlight areas that need to be addressed by regulators and stakeholders in a bid to influence and develop conveyancing in the future. Janet Paraskeva, Chair of the CLC, said in her foreword: “It is an exciting time to be involved […]
CGT Review Could Be Disastrous For The Housing Market
A review into the Capital Gains (CGT) regime has been requested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, causing worry in the property industry. In his letter to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), Mr Sunak requested that a review be undertaken to “identify and offer advise about opportunities to simplify the taxation” as […]
Law Society Need Your Input On MOU
The Law Society is running a survey and is calling on all CQS members for their input to help change the conveyancing process. The Law Society sent a message to members, which read: “Some industry groups representing significant numbers of conveyancers – solicitors and others – are advocating the use of a new Memorandum of […]
Trading Standards Launch Transparency Survey – Just 7 Days To Respond
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSEAT) and the Property Ombudsman launched a survey on Friday evening asking estate agents to discuss the uptake of referral fee transparency rules. Last March, the NTSEAT set clear guidance on how estate agents should inform consumers of any referral fees. The survey will be open […]
LSB Launch Legal Professional Competency Consultation
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a call for evidence to examine how regulators should ensure the law firms and the legal service providers they regulate remain competent and up to date with changes to the legal sector. The LSB is looking for respondents to consider four main themes when making their comments. Firstly, […]
The Government Want Your Views On Digital Identity
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMC) has launched a consultation on digital identity, and is seeking your views on how the Government can support the development and secure use of digital identities fit for the UK’s growing digital economy. The consultation states: “We welcome written responses to this call for evidence from […]
Government Seek Consultation On Section 21 Evictions
The Government has taken a step closer to enforcing the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions this week by releasing a consultation on the private rental sector. In April, Theresa May gave an impassioned speech regarding the plight of the tenant and their lack of rights. In particular, Section 21 was perceived as a […]
Multiple Organisations Plead For Right To Rent Abolition
A group of national organisations have pleaded with the hopeful future leaders of Great Britain, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, to scrap the Right to Rent scheme which breaches human rights and causes racial discrimination according to the High Court. Residential Landlords Association, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the3million, which protects […]
National Housing Audit To Provide New Build Development Baseline Standard
Whilst the Government remain committed to achieving 300,000 new build properties per year within the next five years, a new audit is looking at how the design of residential developments has changed in the past ten years in order to help create a baseline standard for new build developments in the future. A new National […]
CMA Formally Launch Investigation Into Leasehold Market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched its investigation into the leasehold market today, June 11th 2019. In May, Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, penned a letter to the committee chair of HCLGC emphasising the need to investigate the most onerous areas of leasehold property including permission fees, doubling ground rents […]
Legal Practising Certificate Fees Frozen For 2019/20
The Law Society have announced that the current practising certificate (PC) fee has been frozen for the third year in a row as regulators look to offer value for money and increase efficiency. The fee of £278 has been charged for the past two years and has been proposed as the fair charge for 2019/20. […]
Report Recommendations Set To Eradicate Leasehold Scourge
The government have made a public declaration that it would be legally possible to introduce legislation to remove onerous and unfair ground rents in existing leases. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s ‘Leasehold Report’ indicates that the legislation could be compliant with human rights law and although it would be difficult to adapt current […]
CLC expresses concern over impact of referral fee ban
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has commented on the launch of a survey which aims to assess the use of referral fees by estate agents.
Referral Fees Survey launches to assess estate agent use
A survey has been launched by the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) to assess the use of referral fees by estate agents.
What to Expect from the Government’s Plans to Make the ‘Home Buying Process Faster and Less Stressful’ Following a Recent Review
In October 2017, it was acknowledged by the UK Government that the general public aren’t satisfied with the current process of buying and selling homes. In order to address the problem, a consultation was launched by the government with an aim to improve the system.
Call For Evidence Response: Harnessing Technology Focus
The Government have recently published a summary of responses to last year’s Call for Evidence together with their response.
Professionalisation of Estate Agents: Industry Response
Measures to professionalise the estate agency market were announced over the weekend by Sajid Javid, forming part of the government’s response to last year’s Call for Evidence on improving the home buying and selling process.
Call for Evidence Response: Conveyancing Focus
The Government have recently published a summary of responses to last year’s Call for Evidence together with their response.
Improving the home moving process: just three days left to share your view
There are just three days left to respond to the DCLG’s consultation on improving the home moving process.
Government’s suggestions for consumer awareness spark discussion in the industry
The Government’s ‘Call for Evidence’ has unsurprisingly sparked a variety of responses from across the conveyancing industry and beyond.
