Conveyancing boss: ‘Blame game’ won’t improve transaction delays
The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or public bodies, a senior property professional has claimed.
HMRC fines a further 24 firms for AML breaches
HMRC has fined an additional 24 firms for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches between April and June 2022.
Warning: Website for ‘Collins & Palmer Law Firm’
The website at ‘www.collinspalmer.com’ is operating falsely claiming to be for a law firm authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Banks still hindering letting agents, warns Propertymark
Letting agents are still finding it hard to maintain their pooled client accounts from high street banks who continue to misinterpret anti-money laundering regulations.
HM Land Registry: key performance indicators
The targets we set each year to measure our performance and progress.
Land Registry to stage strike in February
HM Land Registry (HMLR) is amongst 124 government departments that will strike on 1st February amidst ongoing disputes over pay, pensions, jobs, and redundancy terms, the Public and Commercial Services […]
Warning: Website for ‘Morgan Chambers’ claiming to be a law firm
The website at ‘www.morganchambers.co.uk’ is operating falsely claiming to be a law firm called ‘Morgan Chambers’
Metamorph: Over 1,000 boxes of wills and deeds yet to be claimed following intervention
It has been revealed that more than 1,000 boxes of wills and deeds are yet to be claimed from those Metamorph firms that were shut down last year following intervention by the […]
Conveyancers must stop “avoidable errors” in applications – Land Registry
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has urged conveyancers to put a stop to “avoidable errors” in applications in an effort to reduce requisitions.
‘Work with us’: Land Registry renews plea over requisitions
H M Land Registry has begun the New Year with a fresh plea for conveyancers to help speed up property transactions by ensuring applications are free of ‘avoidable errors’ when […]
Conveyancers urged to get behind National Conveyancing Week 2023
NCW is just under 3 months away with Supporters from across the conveyancing industry lending their support.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Penmans Law Limited
Emails falsely claiming to be from ‘Penmans Law Limited’ in respect of a house purchase.