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Estate Agents Must Operate Transparently To Consumers Regarding Referral Fees (TC)

Heather Wheeler, Minister for Housing and Homelessness, outlined the government’s position on referral fees and new housing reforms at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers annual conference.

Rob Hailstone January 25, 2019

Law Society attacks LSB governance proposals (LSG)

Proposed revisions in the rules governing the relationship between the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority are inconsistent with the Legal Services Act and could encourage disagreements.

Rob Hailstone January 25, 2019

Land Registry testing Blockchain in bid to speed up house buying process (EAT)

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed up the house buying process.

Rob Hailstone January 24, 2019

Buyers should ‘not be able to walk away from deals’ with impunity because they don’t like the avocado bath (PIE)

Buyers should not be able to pull out of transactions without financial repercussions “just because they have decided that they do not like the avocado bathroom suite”, the housing minister

Rob Hailstone January 24, 2019

LSB rules “could stop Law Society from criticising SRA” (LF)

The Law Society has said it is “deeply concerned” that new rules proposed by the Legal Services Board could largely prevent it from either lobbying or criticising the Solicitors Regulation

Rob Hailstone January 24, 2019

Home-buying reservation agreements to be tested this year (LSG)

The government has announced that it will trial reservation agreements this year, telling conveyancers that buyers should not be allowed to pull out of transactions without consequences ‘just because they