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Getting rid of eviction powers under Section 21 could impact on landlord numbers (PW)

A ban on Section 21, the process where landlords start an eviction, could have a negative impact on the private rented sector, new research suggests.

Rob Hailstone February 6, 2019

Trade Body Route Provides Japanese Knotweed Guidance (TC)

A national trade body is signposting lawyers to a wealth of free advice on Japanese knotweed.

Rob Hailstone February 6, 2019

Agency fees remain one of the largest property transaction costs – at 1% (PIE)

Estate agency fees continued to be one of the largest property transaction costs last year despite agents not having put their charges up. For a second year running, they are

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2019

Trade Body Route Provides Japanese Knotweed Guidance (TC)

A national trade body is signposting lawyers to a wealth of free advice on Japanese knotweed.

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2019

Firm sent letters with Latin phrases despite client’s learning difficulty (LF)

The firm sent the customer letters containing the phrases ab initio and prima facie despite knowing they had a learning difficulty.

Rob Hailstone February 5, 2019

Chancellor urged to abandon new tax for overseas property investors as Stamp Duty receipts fall (PIE)

Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to look at the Government’s latest Stamp Duty takings as evidence that an extra property tax shouldn’t be introduced for overseas investors.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

SRA needs to get moving with the new rulebook (LF)

In May 2018, the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority approved the new Standards & Regulations that are designed to replace the 2011 handbook.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

Clients’ focus on price is compromising us, say solicitors (LF)

Solicitors at smaller firms believe that clients’ focus on price is compromising their work and even their ability to uphold the law, a survey has suggested.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

Price publication rules ‘will drive down costs and quality’ (LSG)

Solicitors are worried that publishing fees will encourage potential clients to obsess about price, which will affect their ability to uphold the integrity of the law, a regular bellwether suggests.

Rob Hailstone February 4, 2019

£34.6 Million Lost To Cyber Criminals In Second Half Of 2018 (TC)

The latest figures from Action Fraud have claimed that financial losses caused by cyber crime increased by 25% between the months of April and September.

Rob Hailstone February 1, 2019

Compulsory electric tests to be introduced every five years for rental homes (PIE)

Compulsory checks are to be introduced every five years on electrical installations in private rented properties.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2019

Agent challenges Purplebricks over referral fees paid to conveyancing firm (PIE)

Chris Wood, of PDQ Estates in Cornwall, has posted claims that Purplebricks’ customers are “over-paying for tied solicitors by hundreds of pounds”.

Rob Hailstone January 31, 2019