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Legal brands fold as Assure Law collapses (LSG)

A legal business consultancy that snapped up a host of law brands in the past two years has itself gone into liquidation.

Rob Hailstone November 2, 2016

New sales progression service launches – with agents invited to ask for a test drive (PIE)

A new service launches today which is designed to let agents keep track of sales progressions through cloud-based technology.

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2016

SRA hit with rare costs order for bringing “improper” prosecution (LF)

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has made a rare costs order against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for having brought an “improper” prosecution against a law firm.

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2016

Don’t diminish profession, Law Society warns SRA

The Law Society has told the Solicitors Regulatory Authority it should not ‘diminish the profession’ after the regulator’s board decided to issue a message to the public via national media

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2016

SRA urges solicitors to report touting

Solicitors and their agents are banned by the Code of Conduct from proactively approaching potential clients in person in a bid to increase business. Marketing strategies should be non-intrusive, a

Rob Hailstone October 29, 2016

NAEA brands Welsh Government’s decision to keep extra stamp duty ‘punitive’ (TC)

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have blasted the Welsh Government’s retention of the 3% additional home Stamp Duty as a ‘punitive regime’.

Rob Hailstone October 29, 2016

Beware ‘get-rich-quick’ solicitors, SRA to warn public (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority will send out notices ‘as widely as possible’, including to national newspapers, in its efforts to warn the public against being duped by solicitors involved in

Rob Hailstone October 28, 2016

The ESTAS to branch out with new Conveyancing awards (EAT)

The ESTAS Group, which already runs the largest award scheme for the estate agency industry, has launched new awards for the conveyancing sector.

Rob Hailstone October 27, 2016

Leading Lenders say ‘No’ to ‘Novation Contracts’ via CML Handbook Changes (IC)

In the last 24 hours seven lenders have changed their CML Handbook requirements adjusting their instructions at section 5.1.1.

Rob Hailstone October 27, 2016

Should consumers trust conveyancing “dabblers”?

As property transactions levels grew particularly in Q2 of this year, so did the number of occasional conveyancers or firms which merely ‘dabble’ in conveyancing.

Rob Hailstone October 27, 2016

SRA gets busy with rebukes for solicitors acting where they was a conflict of interest (LF)

A law firm and a solicitor have separately been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for acting where there was a conflict of interest.

Rob Hailstone October 27, 2016

Gang tried to sell millionaire’s £750,000 bungalow

Fraudsters tried to steal a house worth £750,000 by intercepting their victim’s mail to hijack their identity but were caught out when the millionaire’s daughter saw the house being advertised

Rob Hailstone October 26, 2016