Changes to the responsibility for shared ‘Private’ sewers.

There are plenty of home owners who are unaware that they are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the pipes that connect their external drain to the public sewer but all the current home owner responsibilities are set to change in October this year. The home owner normally has a responsibility, sometimes shared with […]
Despite low market conditions Bellway build 4% more homes

The National house builders, Bellway Plc, have released their interim results for their half year ended 31stJanuary 2011 indicating that they completed almost 4% more homes, despite the current low market conditions. The key points are: – Average Price achieved was £168,428, compared to £155,871 in 2010 – Completed Sales of 2,332 homes, compared to […]
Should solicitors brought to the attention of the Legal Ombudsman be ‘named and shamed’?

The Legal Ombudsman yesterday published anonymous case studies on their website stating that it is part of their commitment to helping both consumers and solicitors to understand the sort of issues that it is required to investigate and how resolution is reached. From June it is proposed that the service will also be extended to […]