Estate Agents double life as £1.6bn drug trafficker using fake ambulances
A Manchester estate agent led a secret double-life as an international drug trafficker taking part in a sophisticated scam to smuggle heroin and cocaine worth a whopping £1.6bn into the […]
Conveyancing delays ‘inevitable’ after new paperwork changes
Delays will be inevitable in conveyancing after new forms were introduced yesterday.
Agents told to expect higher PI premiums after negligent valuation case (PIE)
Estate agents have been warned to expect higher professional indemnity insurance premiums in the wake of a Court of Appeal ruling that found in favour of a lender which claimed […]
Landmark decision means lenders will be able to recover full costs in event of negligent valuations (TC)
The Court of Appeal has issued a landmark judgment in a professional negligence case that will have wide-ranging ramifications for lenders. The decision also sets a new precedent, in that […]
SRA responds to LSB market evaluation
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has welcomed a report by the Legal Service Board as a sign that legal services are moving in the right direction, but that there is still […]