Apply VAT to property search recharges, accountancy firm cautions (LSG)
H M Revenue & Customs could target conveyancers for under-declaring VAT for property search fee recharges, an accountancy firm has warned, advising law firms to play safe by charging VAT.
Industry criticism of Tories’ “monumental mistake” in boosting Help To Buy (EAT)
Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10 billion extra into Help To Buy.
Conveyancing regulator joins price publication bandwagon (LSG)
Conveyancing and probate firms should be required to show an ‘estimate generator’ on their website or publish a full list of prices, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers has suggested, despite […]