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New Legal TV chat show set to air pilot (TC)

The programme, LawCatz, aims to make legal matters easier to understand.

Rob Hailstone September 11, 2018

Comparison site unveils plans to start ranking solicitors (LSG)

ReviewSolicitors will state which firms in each location and sector score highest based on feedback from users and other measures of quality.

Rob Hailstone September 11, 2018

Ombudsman calls for new build homes to be included in consumer redress (EAT)

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress.

Rob Hailstone September 10, 2018

Government urged to legislate to protect home owners from ‘spider’s web of leasehold’ (PIE)

The Government is being urged to legislate to support leasehold home owners rather than leaving them to rely on legal action.

Rob Hailstone September 10, 2018

Parents need advice on how to act as Bank of Mum and Dad (IC)

More than three-quarters of parents aged 55 and over are confused about how to gift cash to their kids to buy a home.

Rob Hailstone September 10, 2018

Intense consumer dissatisfaction with Leasehold property (TC)

Should there be more transparency around similar leasehold property transactions? Should conveyancers ensure that buyers are aware of leaseholds and its implications before completing the process?

Rob Hailstone September 10, 2018

Agents warned not to underestimate anti-money laundering and GDPR (EAT)

Estate agents have been warned that underestimating their legal obligations when it comes to anti-money laundering could see an increase in the number of fines handed out by the authorities.

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2018

Next mis-selling scandal? Two-thirds of new-build buyers say they were mis-sold homes (PIE)

New research shows that almost two-thirds of buyers of leasehold houses feel they were mis-sold their homes – almost entirely by developers’ sales staff who are not bound by the

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2018

Agent ‘will not let us attend open house because we won’t use its mortgage service’ claim couple (PIE)

A couple are claiming that they are being denied the opportunity to attend an open house viewing by an agent because they will not be using the agent’s mortgage or

Rob Hailstone September 7, 2018

Government rumoured to be considering scrapping three-year tenancy plans (PIE)

The Government is rumoured to be planning to scrap plans to introduce mandatory minimum three-year tenancies.

Rob Hailstone September 6, 2018

Report suggests conveyancers are to blame for property transaction delays (TC)

30% of people recently surveyed claim that their property completions were delayed by an average of 6.4 weeks because their conveyancers were out of the office.

Rob Hailstone September 6, 2018

‘Estate Agent commission fees are second biggest daylight robbery’ (EAT)

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second biggest ‘daylight robbery’ in this day and age.

Rob Hailstone September 5, 2018