Association of British Insurers slams solicitors’ management of their professional indemnity insurance
Many solicitors are struggling to obtain quotes from professional indemnity insurance brokers and those that do appear to be facing price rises. For one firm that Today’s Conveyancer is aware of the news of their insurance renewal quote came in at a mighty 200% rise but that is certainly not a universal response with another […]
Interpretation of the scope of a right of way
The following article is produced with kind persmission of Mace and Jones solicitors. http://www.maceandjones.co.uk/news/archive/interpretation-of-the-scope-of-a-right-of-way.html Interpretation of the scope of a right of way Published: 28th July 2010 Davill v Pull and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1309 Summary For an easement (e.g. a right of way) to exist, there must be both "dominant" land and "servient" […]
Reduced government charges for personal search fees
Following a letter from DEFRA to Local Authorities and a Statutory Instrument issued yesterday named “The Local Land Charges (Amendment) Rules 2010” the costs to personal search agents have fallen. Announcing the changes Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, said "Moving home is difficult and stressful, and the new Government wants to make it easier. We’ve already […]
Significant declines in June mortgage approvals reported by Bank of England
In contrast to the Building Society Association figures showing that mutuals increased their mortgage advances in June by 11% The Bank of England monthly statistical release for June 2010 shows that mortgage approvals for June were 97,441 compared to 99,798 for May. This shows a continuing downward trend that has now been ongoing for over […]