Can mortgage offers be withdrawn between exchange and completion? (EAT)
Abdus Saboor and his wife were left devastated when, in the period between exchange and completion, their buyer was told by lender Santander that their mortgage offer was being withdrawn.
Property blockchain network receives investment (PW)
Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market, has received funding from US venture fund Collab+Currency.
HMRC & ASA get tough on SDLT marketing (TC)
HMRC and the Advertising Standards Authority have joined forces to clamp down on misleading marketing as part of stamp duty and tax avoidance schemes.
Warning: Correspondence from email addresses ending “leonkoye․co․uk”
Correspondence from email addresses ending “leonkoye.co.uk” misusing the name of a genuine solicitor at Leon Kaye Solicitors.
increasing awareness and financial harm of buying a home with knotweed is driving more buyers to sue
The UK’s leading Japanese knotweed eradication specialist has warned estate agents and conveyancers that they face an increased likelihood of being involved in litigation as incidents of properties being affected […]
NatWest tightens rules for applicants returning from furlough (MS)
NatWest has brought in new rules requiring applicants who have returned to work after being furloughed to provide one full month’s proof of income, such as payslips.
Warning: “Henry Walton” as “Principal Solicitor” of “Henry Walton Immigration”
“Henry Walton” of “Henry Walton Immigration” is described as a “Principal Solicitor” on the website www․henrywaltonimmigration․com.
Warning: Website domain replicating that of the genuine firm Harbottle & Lewis LLP
Bogus website purporting to be that of a genuine firm.
Agents still worried about cliff-edge threat to stamp duty holiday (EAT)
NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends.
Referral Fees – agents should disclose them up-front insists Ombudsman (EAT)
The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.
Stamp duty clampdown revealed by HMRC and advertising watchdog (EAT)
HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp duty and other tax avoidance schemes.
Powers of attorney and registered land (PG9)
Advice on the evidence that HM Land Registry needs when an attorney has executed documents lodged for registration (practice guide 9).