Is Wales next to have its own property tax? (EAT)
The Wales Act has been given Royal Assent – passing to the National Assembly for Wales some tax-raising powers including that of stamp duty.
Agent blames price dip on stamp duty reform (EAT)
Savills – one of the few estate agencies to give a cool response to George Osborne’s stamp duty reforms last month – now says it has caused a dip in […]
LegalZoom enters market with ABS licence (LSG)
The first US company has been approved to offer legal services in the UK as an alternative business structure.
CML Responds to FCA on Implementing the Mortgage Directive (IC)
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has submitted its response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on implementing the European Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) in the UK, identifying four main areas […]
The strong future growth of conveyancing (TC)
See where the conveyancing industry is likely to be heading, on this concise infographic.
Online conveyancing venture calls for views (LSG)
Solicitors and other conveyancers have been invited to contribute views on the home-buying process in the run-up to the go-live of the electronic conveyancing portal backed by the Law Society.
Stamp duty reform “common sense” says top developer (EAT)
One of the biggest names in Scottish housing development has thrown his weight behind the replacement of stamp duty north of the border by the new Building and Land Transaction […]
Conveyancing portal seeks estate agents’ input (EAT)
Veyo, the new conveyancing portal developed by The Law Society and IT firm Mastek UK, wants to hear from estate agents on how they believe the home buying and selling […]
Principality Building Society Conveyancing Panel Update
In line with new CML Handbook changes Principality Building Society have updated their specific requirements relating to building insurance.
LeO: law firms should issue two retainers to consumer credit clients (LF)
Law firms should issue two separate retainers to clients where they are provided with consumer credit as well as purely legal services, the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has suggested.
SRA fines firm £2,000 for role in stamp duty avoidance schemes (LF)
A small firm in Hertfordshire has become the latest law firm to be fined by the SRA for its involvement in a SDLT avoidance scheme.
Signs of a bumper season for agents – with happy buyers and sellers (PIE)
Early indications are that estate agents have enjoyed an extraordinary bumper festive period – more than repaying those who kept their doors open, perhaps longer than they had anticipated.