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Conveyancing fraud on the rise as new transparency rules kick in (EAT)

It’s been revealed that 37 regulated conveyancing firms have repelled attempted frauds in the past year.

Rob Hailstone December 4, 2018

UK Government Signposts a Propdata Revolution to Fuel Housing Reforms (IC)

In recent months, the UK Government’s commitment to housing reforms has become increasingly certain – and one of the ways it is trying to underpin that is by making more

Rob Hailstone December 4, 2018

Frauds and business confidence are risks, licensed conveyancers report, but profession in good shape (IC)

37 firms regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers reported they had repelled attempted frauds in the past year while the number and variety of attacks on conveyancers increased.

Rob Hailstone December 4, 2018

HIPs-style ‘Home Owner Passport’ launching to speed up conveyancing (EAT)

A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.

Rob Hailstone November 29, 2018

House prices could crash by a third in no-deal Brexit, warns Bank of England (PIE)

House prices could fall by a third in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Bank of England warned as it outlined the possibility of a housing crash.

Rob Hailstone November 29, 2018

Slater & Gordon backs app offering legal advice for £24 a month (LF)

A new app that offers users the full range of consumer legal advice and support for £24 a month is to be piloted in the coming weeks ahead of a

Rob Hailstone November 29, 2018

Leasehold Reform Act 2019? Unlikely, commission warns (LSG)

The Law Commission received one of the biggest postbags of responses after asking whether leasehold law needed to be reformed.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2018

Seven thousand high street agents at risk of closing, claims new online platform (PIE)

A property business hoping to raise £200,000 via crowd-funding is forecasting that 7,000 high street agents could shut.

Rob Hailstone November 28, 2018

Countrywide shares dive to lowest yet while Emoov battles to stay alive (PIE)

In a jittery new week for the industry, Countrywide shares dived to an all time low yesterday of just 9.11p.

Rob Hailstone November 27, 2018

New Specialist Property Court Could Improve Rental Market (TC)

The government have been locked in a consultation period that is seeing them transform the way we use the court and tribunal system in the future. Recent proposals have been

Rob Hailstone November 26, 2018

Legal Ombudsman eyes publishing full complaints rulings (LF)

The Legal Ombudsman is to explore publishing its full decisions on complaints against lawyers, rather than just brief details as now, it has emerged.

Rob Hailstone November 23, 2018

Stamp Duty receipts decline as HMRC feels the weight of first-time buyer relief (PIE)

Increased use of the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief has seen HMRC report the lowest proportion of transactions that are liable for the property tax since the first three months

Rob Hailstone November 22, 2018