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Notaries lose confidence in regulator’s ability to oversee probate and conveyancing work (LF)

The Notaries Society is calling on the profession’s regulator, the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to abandon its oversight of the “extremely high risk” activities of probate and

Rob Hailstone May 15, 2018

Sellers losing thousands because of fall-throughs says group (EAT)

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 – but many lose £5,000 or more.

Rob Hailstone May 14, 2018

Property fraud (Dreamvar) liability rulings this week (LSG)

The Court of Appeal is due to give judgment tomorrow in Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon de Reya and P&P Property Limited v Owen White & Catlin LLP.

Rob Hailstone May 14, 2018

American equity firm bid to buy Zoopla is announced (PIE)

A US-based private equity firm Silver Lake Management Company has agreed to buy ZPG for £2.2bn.

Rob Hailstone May 11, 2018

Merger deal between online agents Emoov and Tepilo ‘set to go ahead within days’ (PIE)

Sources say that on-off talks about merging online agents Emoov and Tepilo are likely to result in a deal very shortly.

Rob Hailstone May 11, 2018

New super £100m estate agency ‘to be formed’ out of independents seeking to amalgamate (PIE)

A new major listed estate agency worth at least £100m is planned to be built, created from individual agents put together to form a large single group. The plan is

Rob Hailstone May 10, 2018

Major estate agencies in secret project to try to end delays in chains (EAT)

Several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction chains are generally getting slower and more complicated.

Rob Hailstone May 9, 2018

Law Society voices concerns over consumer protection (TC)

Law Society vice president Christina Blacklaws said: “Ad hoc regulation is no regulation at all.”

Rob Hailstone May 9, 2018

Government confirm their plan to improve the Home Buying Process post Cabinet changes (TC)

This was the message relayed by Matt Prior during Wednesday’s Bold Legal Group Modern Law Conveyancing Conference, discussing the Government response to the industry consultation.

Rob Hailstone May 8, 2018

Crypto currency – Risk – What’s on the horizon?

“Only pioneers get scalped” and this has been true of investors who (reading the hype surrounding Bitcoin) have invested monies in the next big thing only to lose some, if

Rob Hailstone May 7, 2018

Keep promise over leasehold reform, new Housing Secretary is urged (EAT)

A leasehold reform campaigner has called on the government to ensure it publishes its report on leasehold reform before the summer recess at the end of July, as promised.

Rob Hailstone May 4, 2018

SDT fines “sloppy” partner £10,000 for failing to confirm conveyancing instructions or check funds (LF)

A partner has been fined £10,000 plus £28,000 costs for being “sloppy, lazy and careless” when acting in conveyances on the instructions of a third party without confirming them with

Rob Hailstone May 4, 2018