Are Taxpayers set to foot the bill again?
The Telegraph recently reported that a controversial new mortgage deal is being launched by five local authorities and is being backed by Lloyds Banking Group. The scheme is reportedly being aimed at first time buyers who cannot raise the large deposits currently required. Read the full article here. Lloyds Banking Group just happen to be […]
Internet fraudsters targeting Lawyers
According to the SRA website cloning criminals are making minor changes to solicitors’ websites enabling the internet fraudsters to trick clients into entering a bogus site. They are then encouraged to hand over money on account which later disappears without a trace. The changes can be so minute, a missing letter or even a punctuation […]
Final approval for the SRA’s Handbook
The SRA’s Handbook, which recently received final approval, sets out new regulatory arrangements which support the introduction of outcome focused regulation, coming into force on 6th October 2011. The board have said that they are confident the Handbook ‘provides an effective framework for both the new regulatory approach and the safe licensing of ABS’. Legal […]
