Experts highlight problem areas in SRA’s new rules (LF)
Specialists have warned of problems for solicitors arising from the new Standards & Regulations being introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in November.
Anxious Buyers And Sellers Delay Home Moves Until After Brexit (TC)
Reluctant buyers and sellers are getting ready to pounce on the property market following a definitive Brexit outcome according to a recent survey.
Leaseholders condemn solicitors’ services (LF)
A survey of home-buyers has issued a “resounding indictment” of the lack of information provided by their lawyers and rising concern about developers forcing them to use recommended solicitors.
Government warned that scrapping Section 21 could spark rise in homelessness (PIE)
The Government launched a consultation in July that set out plans to scrap Section 21 notices and improve Section 8 eviction grounds.
Boris Johnson acted ‘like a dishonest estate agent in breach of fiduciary care’, says Major (PIE)
The accusation was delivered yesterday in written submissions to the Supreme Court by former prime minister Sir John Major claiming that Johnson had not told the truth.
Countrywide’s new Property MOT resembles old Home Information Pack (EAT)
A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and mortgage information, it has been revealed.
Viewber Nationwide gets into bed with digital lettings agency Bunk (PIE)
Nationwide Building Society has invested in Bunk, a new digital lettings agency.
Network Rail Entangled By Japanese Knotweed Complaints (TC)
A huge number of homeowners whose homes border railway tracks have complained to Network Rail for failing to control the proliferation and spread of Japanese Knotweed.
How much do first timers know about buying a home? Not a lot… (EAT)
A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very little before purchasing a property.
Commons Select Committee Critical Of Help To Buy’s Value (TC)
The Commons Select Committee has deemed the value of Help to Buy to be uncertain following a fairly critical report.
New housing minister defends Right to Buy but says escalating house prices ‘cannot be right’ (PIE)
New housing minister Esther McVey has said that although there have been nine housing ministers in nine years, all have been united to deliver the homes that she claims Britain […]
Why comparison sites can’t seem to crack the legal sector (LSG)
Is there a real appetite for ‘shopping’ among law firms and clients wedded to traditional consumer habits?