News - Page 461 of 711 - Bold Legal Group

Purplebricks to with-hold commission from Local Property Experts commission after over 450 breaches (PIE)

Purplebricks is with-holding commission from Local Property Experts because of breaches of anti-money laundering rules.

Rob Hailstone August 3, 2018

Licensed conveyancers to display fees and timescales in new transparency drive (PIE)

Licensed conveyancers have moved a step closer to having to display their fees and indicative timescales upfront.

Rob Hailstone August 3, 2018

Almost one in three estate agents do not know if they have anti-money laundering process in place (PIE)

Nearly one in three estate agents do not even know if they have an anti-money laundering process in place, and just 16% are confident that they fully understand their legal

Rob Hailstone August 2, 2018

Conveyancing body wants fees listed on law firms’ websites (EAT)

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements.

Rob Hailstone August 2, 2018

Legal consumers report satisfaction – but still won’t shop around (LSG)

Efforts to persuade legal services consumers to shop around for their lawyer appear to be making little headway.

Rob Hailstone August 2, 2018

SRA asks: when should firms report potential wrongdoing? (LSG)

Regulators have begun a major review of reporting requirements for firms dealing with suspected misconduct by their employees.

Rob Hailstone August 2, 2018

Survey finds that banning gazumping is top housing policy change wanted in Britain (PW)

New research shows that the top desire is action to prevent gazumping.

Rob Hailstone August 1, 2018

Estate agencies closing – data shows how many and where (EAT)

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and chartered surveyors are suffering as the housing market becomes

Rob Hailstone August 1, 2018

Law Commission accused of ‘window dressing’ with leasehold reform attempts (PIE)

The Law Commission’s recommendations to reform leasehold are little more than window dressing, a prominent campaigner has claimed.

Rob Hailstone August 1, 2018

Over 121,000 first-time buyers benefit from Stamp Duty cut in first seven months (PIE)

More than 121,000 first-time buyers have had a boost from the Stamp Duty exemption in the first seven months of the relief, HMRC figures show.

Rob Hailstone August 1, 2018

Why are most conveyancers are slow and inefficient (PIE)

Typically, it’s because of an historically sceptical attitude towards the benefits of technology and how it is implemented.

Rob Hailstone August 1, 2018

Help to Buy owners are warned their homes could fall into negative equity (PIE)

Falling sales and poor price growth could push those who used the Government’s Help to Buy scheme into negative equity, it has been warned.

Rob Hailstone July 31, 2018