Chaotic stamp duty system means HMRC refunds £10m each month (EAT)
HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last year according to new research by Which?.
New leasehold reform Bill to help those “stranded in their homes (EAT)
Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members’ Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he says, “feel trapped in their homes”.
Law Society backs alternative wills (LSG)
The Law Society has said courts should be allowed to recognise people’s final wishes, even in cases where a traditionally valid will is not provided.
Legal services regulation: another review announced (LSG)
Lingering concerns about how legal services regulation works have prompted overseers to take another look at the rules underpinning the system.