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Search Organisation wants Cable to reverse Registry move (EAT)

The organisation locked in a war of words with the Land Registry over local land charges is calling on Business Secretary Vince Cable to reverse a government decision to centralise

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2014

Expanding Yorkshire ABS aims south after bringing former client onto board (LF)

Newtons, a rapidly expanding Yorkshire firm, is setting its sights on new offices in the south of England after appointing a former chairman of Cartridge World as a non-executive director.

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2014

Record £1m fine is new blow to Land Registry (LSG)

Land Registry suffered a new embarrassment today with the news that it had been penalised a record £1,030,176 for breaking Treasury rules about the use of off-payroll contracts in the

Rob Hailstone July 11, 2014

Council uses Section 106 to make developer build homes for private rent (PIE)

For the first time, a local council is using a Section 106 agreement requiring a developer to build homes for private rent on one of its sites as a condition

Rob Hailstone July 10, 2014

Bank of England housing market ‘rhetoric’ scaring off buyers

Bank of England “rhetoric” and the Mortgage Market Review are both dragging activity downwards, the RICS said this morning.

Rob Hailstone July 10, 2014

Minster Law looks to build on insurer ownership with launch of travel claims service (LF)

Minster Law, the alternative business structure owned by financial services business BGL Group, has moved into travel claims after securing another major hire from Pannone, now part of Slater &

Rob Hailstone July 10, 2014

Council approves 17% cut in PC fee (LSG)

The Law Society’s governing council today approved a 17% reduction in the individual practising certificate fee for 2014-15.

Rob Hailstone July 10, 2014

Fewer law firms to recommend, less PII cover and more separate representation (EAT)

High street law firms have been under pressure for many years. A mixture of low fees, poor market conditions and an overabundance of bureaucracy and red tape have made life

Rob Hailstone July 9, 2014

Does Your Firm Follow SRA Advice on Risk?

Solicitors have been given another wakeup call with regards to criminal clones this month by their regulator. In its annual Risk Outlook, delivered last week, “Bogus Law Firms” were elevated

Rob Hailstone July 9, 2014

PII – Minimum Terms and Conditions: What Do the Proposed Changes Mean in Reality?

Last Tuesday the SRA announced that it had considered the results of the consultation on changes to the Minimum Terms and Conditions (MTC) under which solicitor’s PII is written. What

Rob Hailstone July 9, 2014

SRA warns in-house solicitors of disciplinary action over debt collection letters (LF)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned in-house solicitors that “attempts to mislead” debtors that external firms are taking steps against them could result in disciplinary action.

Rob Hailstone July 9, 2014

Minister: I didn’t know about student loan letters (LSG)

Universities minister David Willetts has admitted he did not know the Student Loans Company was sending misleading debt-recovery letters to graduates – even though his department was informed back in

Rob Hailstone July 9, 2014