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Relaxation of SDLT three-year surcharge reclaim rule (PIE)

The Government is to relax the three-year rule for reclaiming the stamp duty surcharge which should help hundreds of households in the UK, say tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.

Rob Hailstone June 4, 2020

Compensation Fund cuts would be “devastating” (LF)

Cutting the maximum size of Compensation Fund awards from £2m to £500,000 could have a “devastating” impact on “unlucky claimants”, the Law Society has warned.

Rob Hailstone June 4, 2020

Letters misusing the name of Walker Morris LLP

Letters have been sent falsely claiming to be from “Walker Morris LLP”, in relation to a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.

Rob Hailstone June 4, 2020

Delay property tax change until market revives, experts tell government (EAT)

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis ends

Rob Hailstone June 3, 2020

Land Registry Delay Could Impact Conveyancers (TC)

Out of the approximate 58,000 applications that have been lodged with the Land Registry since March, only 440 have been completed.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Website and correspondence misusing the name of Harding Evans LLP

The website “www․hardingevanslaw․com” is operating, which falsely claims to be the website for a firm of solicitors․

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Emails from “Lawrence Sunday” claiming to be from “Axiom Stone”

Emails have been sent from “Lawrence Sunday”, claiming to be from “Axiom Stone” in relation to requesting costs for legal work.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Freeholders should be halted from collecting ground rent and service charges (MS)

The government should suspend freeholders’ rights to collect ground rents and service charges according to The Leasehold Solutions Group, which works with leaseholders on tasks like managing lease extension.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

RICS: Decline instructions if there is too much coronavirus risk (PIE)

Surveyors must assess the risks around coronavirus when arranging a valuation and should decline an instruction where it is deemed unsafe, RICS has said.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Electrical Safety Standards Regs in the PRS – important guidance published (PIE)

Guidance setting out how the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 affect landlords, tenants and local authorities have been published by the MHCLG.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Conveyancing fraud warning issued by leading consumer group (EAT)

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of money.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020

Land Registry explores crypto and biometric identity checks (LSG)

Cryptographic and biometric techniques could help conveyancers confirm clients’ identities whilst maintaining social distancing, according to a senior figure at HM Land Registry.

Rob Hailstone June 2, 2020