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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.

Rob Hailstone May 22, 2019

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

Rob Hailstone May 22, 2019

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

Rob Hailstone May 22, 2019

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

Rob Hailstone May 22, 2019

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.

Rob Hailstone May 21, 2019

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.

Rob Hailstone May 20, 2019

Here we go again … another new housing minister on the way (EAT)

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader – and thus Prime Minister – is elected by members over the

Rob Hailstone May 20, 2019

Conveyancing Firm First In Legal History To Launch Alexa Integrated System (TC)

Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have officially become the first property law firm in the UK to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system.

Rob Hailstone May 20, 2019

Government Unveil Plans To Unmask Secret Foreign Property Owners (TC)

A cross-house, joint committee draft bill has pledged to establish a register, held by Companies House, which will ‘force overseas entities, looking to purchase land in the UK would be

Rob Hailstone May 20, 2019

Growing appetite for digital mortgages – Registry (LSG)

Land Registry says it is registering an increasing number of digital mortgages since opening up its ‘innovative’ paperless service to more conveyancers.

Rob Hailstone May 20, 2019

Commonhold in action – one small builder’s attempts to change the system

According to an investigation by The Sunday Times, despite commonhold being introduced in England and Wales in 2002, just one leasehold scheme is thought to have converted.

Rob Hailstone May 18, 2019

Agents could be caught up in mis-selling claims on leaseholds (PIE)

The Competition and Markets Authority has committed to investigate potential mis-selling in the leasehold sector, and estate agents could be among those seen as culpable.

Rob Hailstone May 17, 2019