Abolition Of Section 21 Opens Floodgates For Landlord Exodus (TC)
A comprehensive survey into the buy-to-let sector has found that almost half of landlords are looking to sell all or most of their buy-to-let portfolio if Section 21, ‘no fault’ […]
Will Digital Assistant Alexa Transform the Conveyancing Industry? (TC)
Simply Conveyancing customers can now ask Alexa, questions and queries about their conveyancing transaction.
Referral Fees and Modern Method of Auction subject to new TPO rules (EAT)
The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and transparent to consumers.
Erring solicitors cost profession £18.1m in compensation (LSG)
The increasing burden on the compensation fund has been brought into focus by figures showing near-record demand for payouts.
Solicitor and Legal Trainer latest appointment for prop tech Gazeal (IC)
Gazeal will be releasing a series of free webinars for conveyancers on the Gazeal product via the Bold Legal Group website shortly.
Lawyers urged to crack down on money laundering before governments intervene (LSG)
Lawyers must take a tougher stance on money laundering and be better self-regulators.
Home buyer wins case against surveyor who failed to spot Japanese knotweed (PIE)
A home buyer has been awarded £50,000 compensation plus costs of up to £90,000 after a surveyor failed to spot Japanese knotweed growing in the garden of the £1.2m property.
Mortgage lenders overly cautious about Japanese knotweed (IC)
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee said in a new report that other invasive plants do not have the same effect and points out that lenders in Europe […]
Scottish Property Selling 28% Quicker Than British Counterparts
The prevalence of the solicitor estate agent in Scotland means buyers and sellers are able to get expert legal and market advice from solicitors and property managers in one place […]
LSB Grants Proposed Changes To November’s SRA Standards (TC)
The Legal Services Board has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s application in full to change a number of the regulatory arrangements in the Standards and Regulations that are set to […]
AML Experts Call For Greater Collaboration And Education (TC)
Almost two thirds of industry experts believe that current legislation regarding money laundering is robust and improving. However, it is clear that improvements are still needed.
Rethink for HIPs as homes sell 28% faster north of the border (PIE)
Scottish properties are selling 28% faster than those in England and Wales.