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Estate agent says pressure of job helped turn her to drugs (PIE)

A former estate agent has been sentenced after she was caught driving with a bag of cocaine stuffed in her bra.

Rob Hailstone August 16, 2016

House sales hit by long delays after new local property search forms introduced (PIE)

Local authority search delays are holding up property sales after new forms were introduced last month.

Rob Hailstone August 16, 2016

Legal Eye unveils new Senior Management team (TC)

Legal Eye, a subsidiary of ULS Technology, is delighted to announce the external appointment of Paul Saunders as Managing Director, together with two internal promotions.

Rob Hailstone August 16, 2016

Society backs reform of ‘distracting’ e-conveyancing law (LSG)

The Law Society has backed proposals to simplify the legal basis of electronic conveyancing in its reply to proposals for reform of the Land Registration Act 2002.

Rob Hailstone August 15, 2016

Offline conveyancers could face stamp duty penalties (LSG)

Solicitors could face penalties for not filing stamp duty returns online, under proposed government reforms to the conveyancing process.

Rob Hailstone August 15, 2016

Government facing calls for Right to Buy to be scrapped (PIE)

The Green Party has called for Right to Buy to be scrapped after only 20% of homes bought under the scheme last year have been replaced.

Rob Hailstone August 12, 2016

Don’t pay us – we’ll pay you to sell your home, agent tells vendors (PIE)

An estate agent is to trial a new approach to the business of buying and selling homes – whereby he pays the sellers.

Rob Hailstone August 12, 2016

Nothing inherently riskier about ABS, says super regulator (LSG)

Restrictions on alternative business structure can be lifted now they have shown to be no greater risk than traditional law firms, the Legal Services Board has said.

Rob Hailstone August 12, 2016

Surveyors are latest to come out against Land Registry privatisation (EAT)

The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the Land Registry

Rob Hailstone August 11, 2016

Research suggests seven million home owners did not have a survey (EAT)

Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property – with half of them regarding a mortgage valuation as being sufficient.

Rob Hailstone August 10, 2016

Tribunal clears two solicitors of unwittingly enabling mortgage fraud (LF)

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has cleared two solicitors of being unwitting parties to a mortgage fraud, saying that once the mortgagor’s solicitor had been sanctioned in 2015, the Solicitors Regulation

Rob Hailstone August 9, 2016

Land Registry claims progress towards digital mortgage (LSG)

Tests have begun of an all-digital process to create, sign and register a mortgage deed, the Land Registry of England and Wales has revealed.

Rob Hailstone August 9, 2016