Estate agency fees contribute to higher average moving costs, says Lloyds (EAT)
Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according to new research.
Solicitors who “completely failed to carry out money laundering checks” is suspended (LF)
A former sole practitioner who “completely failed to carry out money laundering checks or prevent his client bank accounts from being misused”, and as a result saw hundreds of thousands […]
Tiuta International Ltd v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 661 (01 July 2016) (TC)
The professional indemnity insurance (PII) challenges facing valuers between 2008 and 2014 have largely been overcome and most property consultants should now be benefitting from stable, if not reducing, PI […]
“Lawyers turn to us anyway” – accountants lay claim to probate work (LF)
It would be less stressful and less expensive for clients to use their accountants for probate work than solicitors, one of the leading accountancy bodies has claimed.
‘Time to rethink’ on SRA handbook, says Chancery Lane (LSG)
Proposals to overhaul the SRA handbook are likely to be widely opposed by the public, an Ipsos-Mori survey commissioned by the Law Society suggests.
Buyers changing their minds at last minute still account for most fall-throughs (PIE)
Mortgage rates may have fallen to record lows, but that doesn’t mean it is any easier to get one, and this could be holding back transactions.
Is AI the future of mortgage advice? (EAT)
This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world’s first artificially intelligent ‘digital mortgage adviser’.
Planning and environmental legislation update (Law Society)
News and updates from the Law Society September 2016.
Firm helped clients avoid £1.3m stamp duty payments (LSG)
A law firm which helped conveyancing clients avoid paying a total of £1.3m in stamp duty land tax has been penalised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Average process time for CQS Accreditation falls to just over 70 days (TC)
The preceding months have seen a processing time start to finish go from just over 90 days, to just over 70 days within the last few weeks of our FOI […]
Society raps report branding solicitors ‘corruption enablers’ (LSG)
The Law Society today slammed an official report that brands solicitors as facilitators of corruption, claiming it fails to acknowledge the work the profession has done to clamp down on […]
Conveyancing Association Announce Agenda for ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ Annual Conference (IC)
The Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced the agenda for its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ Conference, which will take place on Thursday 1st December at […]