Price transparency showing solicitors are affordable, says SRA (LSG)
Access to law firm prices has persuaded more consumers that solicitors are not as expensive as they first thought, new research suggests.
Government should have equity stake in cladding freeholds
For the first time a senior MP has called on the government to take an equity stake in cladding sites that are remediated with public money.
Online agents and deals run bigger money laundering risks – government (EAT)
The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues – and online agencies and deals are singled out for special attention.
Law Society Society condemns ‘special tax on legal profession’ (LSG)
Government plans for a levy to fund the fight against financial crime amount to a ‘special tax on the legal profession’, the Law Society said recently.