A New Digital Direction: Why We Welcome e-Signatures (TC)
Confirmation that the Land Registry will accept witnessed electronic signatures on documents from 27 July 2020 must be welcomed by the industry.
Delivering Searches Directly To Buyers
Property Searches Direct deliver Searches to conveyancers and now crucially, to property buyers direct.
Deceased joint proprietor (DJP)
Application form DJP: remove the name of a joint proprietor from the register, after a death.
NEWSFLASH: U-turn on lifting of evictions ban
In a last minute U-turn the government has delayed the ending of the evictions ban until 20th September.
Local land charges searches made simpler and more accessible
From 20 August, local land charges search results will be easier to read as they will no longer reveal adjoining registration details.
Warning: Unsolicited telephone calls claiming to be from “Clarke Willmott LLP”
Members of the public has received unsolicited telephone calls claiming to be from “Clarke Willmott LLP”
Two sides of the renting coin – strong views about landlords and tenants (PIE)
Shelter is claiming that hundreds of thousand of renters are in imminent peril of losing their homes. The National Residential Landlords Association has done an excellent job of very vocally […]
Hundreds of thousands face eviction, housing charities warn (LSG)
Legal and charity groups have warned that the ‘lack of discretion’ in current housing law means around 230,000 renters face certain eviction when possession proceedings restart on Monday after a […]
Landlords face new requirements once possession proceedings resume (LSG)
Further details have emerged of how courts will deal with housing possession cases when they resume next week.
How to sell a flat with cladding issues (PW)
Up to 56,000 people are still living in properties with the dangerous ACM cladding the same as Grenfell Tower.
43% of young investors to buy due to stamp duty holiday (PW)
Some 43% of UK investors between 18 and 34 plan to buy more property due to the stamp duty holiday, research from FJP Investment has found.
Warning: “Cruickshank Chambers” and the website https://cruickshankchambers․com/
Correspondence claiming to be from “Cruickshank Chambers” and the website https://cruickshankchambers․com/