Stamp duty fuelling housing crisis, says property chief
Stamp duty is making the UK’s housing crisis worse by distorting the market and harming long-term development, the head of one of the world’s biggest property groups has warned.
Thankyou so much to our readers as #FlorenceDay gathers in thousands (PIE)
After PIE declared Friday to be #FlorenceDay donations poured in to help two-year-old Florence Jackson. One last big push is needed though.
Dealing with estate agents? It’s not that stressful, says public (PIE)
The supposed stress of dealing with estate agents is one reason which puts people off moving home.
The Key to Tackling Home Identity Fraud (IC)
In a recent high profile property fraud case, Laylah De Cruz and her mother, Dianne Moorcroft, duped property professionals into a fraudulent application for a £1.2 million bridging loan on […]
Bourns and Philip clash over SRA reform plans and independence wish (LF)
The president of the Law Society and chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have clashed over the latter’s controversial proposal to allow solicitors to practise from unauthorised businesses.
Law Society: don’t place consumers at risk (LSG)
Promoting competition in the legal sector by cutting protections could place vulnerable consumers at risk of exploitation.