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Budget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor’s sights? (LSG)

A temporary cut in stamp duty land tax for first-time buyers is among the measures that could be announced in this week’s budget statement in an attempt to tackle declining

Rob Hailstone November 20, 2017

96 days – the average time it takes to sell a home (EAT)

The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to a new report.

Rob Hailstone November 17, 2017

‘Suffocating’ stamp duty threatens conveyancing demand (LSG)

Conveyancers will face a dwindling workload if stamp duty continues to suffocate the housing market, academic research suggests.

Rob Hailstone November 16, 2017

Property duo launch free private ‘for sale by owner’ platform, saying it will be a game changer (PIE)

Two estate agents are launching an internet platform which will enable sellers to be their own agents.

Rob Hailstone November 15, 2017

Fees fall for conveyancing and powers of attorney but rise for family work, LSB report finds (LF)

Fees for conveyancing and lasting powers of attorney have fallen over the past two years, while they have risen for family work, a report by the Legal Services Board has

Rob Hailstone November 15, 2017

Legal comparison site enters market with £1m crowdfunding (LSG)

Investors have agreed to pump almost £1m into a new comparison site that pledges to ‘democratise’ access to legal services.

Rob Hailstone November 15, 2017

Calls made for industry-wide code of practice on new anti-money laundering regulations (TC)

Keith Dinsmore, director at legal services firm Vialex, has called for an industry-wide code of practice to avoid increased costs and delays following the latest EU crackdown on money laundering.

Rob Hailstone November 14, 2017

‘We’ve lost £113,665 and are now homeless

A mother and daughter from Kent have told Telegraph Money of their horror at discovering they had been tricked into sending £113,665 to a criminal – instead of to a

Rob Hailstone November 13, 2017

Chaotic stamp duty system means HMRC refunds £10m each month (EAT)

HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last year according to new research by Which?.

Rob Hailstone November 10, 2017

New leasehold reform Bill to help those “stranded in their homes (EAT)

Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members’ Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he says, “feel trapped in their homes”.

Rob Hailstone November 10, 2017

Law Society backs alternative wills (LSG)

The Law Society has said courts should be allowed to recognise people’s final wishes, even in cases where a traditionally valid will is not provided.

Rob Hailstone November 10, 2017

Legal services regulation: another review announced (LSG)

Lingering concerns about how legal services regulation works have prompted overseers to take another look at the rules underpinning the system.

Rob Hailstone November 10, 2017