Boris Johnson considers asking SELLERS to pay stamp duty (EAT)
Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has apparently confirmed his interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers.
Radical reform for agency industry to be signed off by minister today (EAT)
Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by housing minister Heather Wheeler MP.
Expert Warns Passive Conveyancers Reluctant To Embrace Technological Changes (TC)
Fraudulent online domains increased by 11% between the end of 2018 and the opening quarter of 2019 according to cyber security experts, Proofpoint.
Shock as Land Registry admits big delay in search digitisation (EAT)
The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital searches handled by HM Land Registry – but the […]
Fraudsters Steal £67,000 From First-Time Buyer (TC)
Fraudsters successfully managed to steal £67,000 after hacking into emails between a first-time buyer and his solicitor.
Police warn after fraudsters take down For Sale board, steal property and con would-be tenants (PIE)
In an extraordinary new case of fraud, a house that was for sale was ‘stolen’ and then rented out.
The top Japanese knotweed hotspots in GB have been revealed by Environet UK (IC)
Bolton in Lancashire is the worst affected hotspot overall, with 652 infestations within a 4km radius, followed by Bristol in the South West and Capel Garmon in Conwy, North Wales. […]
‘Agents could close down’ as regulation and minimum qualifications draw nearer (PIE)
Lord Best, chair of the working group on the regulation of property agents (ROPA), revealed that his group’s report will be delivered to the Government on Monday.
Labour vows to end ‘scandal’ of leasehold injustice (LSG)
High legal costs are stopping leaseholders pursuing freeholders through the tribunal, according to Labour, which has today unveiled a plan to end ‘unfairness and injustice’ in the leasehold system.
Boris Johnson’s stamp duty plans could revive prime property market (EAT)
Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson’s plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to Vyomm.
Labour outlines its plans for leasehold reform as criticism continues over Government inaction (PIE)
The Government has been accused of “fence-sitting” when it comes to leasehold reform as Labour sets out its stall on how it would change the market.
Conveyancers escape censure over leasehold concerns (LSG)
Conveyancing solicitors appear to have had a lucky escape over leasehold reform after the government decided not to act on MPs’ concerns about their relationship with developers.