SDLT avoidance schemes – are they breaking the rules?
The Law Society Gazette has reported that conveyancing solicitors are being pressured into becoming involved in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance schemes, costing the tax payer around £35m. In order to protect solicitors and to help them challenge any requests from Clients or third parties HMRC has issued a guidance note, outlining a number […]
LMS Holdings and LMS Direct Conveyancing sold to Brabco 1019 Ltd
Insider Media Limited have reported that LMS Holdings Limited part of the large conveyancing panel manager has been bought out of administration by Brabco 1019 Ltd which is understood to be a company owned and controlled by the majority of the LMS Management team. “LMS” as many people knew the group has over the last […]
Andrew Palmer is appointed Managing Director of CDPL
Andrew Palmer has recently been promoted from Operations Director of CDPL to Managing Director and replaces the former MD, Stephen Ambler, following his retirement after six years at the helm. CDPL is the only volume conveyancing firm that is owned by a financial institution and over the past six years has developed a proposition which […]