Conveyancers, a law unto themselves? (PIE)
In this latest opinion piece Russell Quirk takes on the question of the conveyancing process and suggest one way that it might be dragged out of the 16th Century and […]
Execution of deeds (PG8)
Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8).
Record number of property firms suffer ‘Red Flag’ financial distress (EAT)
There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor.
Property Logbooks What Does The Future Hold? (TC)
Although many of us understand the concept of logbooks, and there are various organisations in the sector including the CLC and the Home Buying and Selling group, arguing about the […]
MoJ to allow and backdate remote will witnessing (LF)
The government is to legalise the remote witnessing of wills for two years, backdating the change to 31 January this year to reassure those who have already done it during […]
News focus: ‘Reinvigorating’ commonhold as preferred alternative to leasehold (LSG)
The Law Commission believes commonhold could be an attractive alternative to leasehold, dissipating the perception that ‘leaseholders don’t truly own their home’. But lenders need convincing.