Lloyds Banking Group to sponsor award at Conveyancing Conference
Law Firm Services Ltd have announced that Lloyds Banking Group are the confirmed sponsor for the “Overall Conveyancer of the Year” award at the inaugural conveyancing awards ceremony. Not only will Lloyds sponsor an award but Conveyancing Panel Manager at the organisation, Paul Sunderland, has been confirmed as one of the judging panel. The awards […]
A solicitor, bank manager and land registry employee colluded to steal vacant homes from the elderly.
In Southwark Crown Court last week a complex fraud was brought to light. Drug traffickers recruited a Land Registry employee, a solicitor and a bank manager to help them defraud developers. The gang identified homes that belonged to the elderly which appeared vacant. They would put up a sign at the house indicating that the […]
Private rental sector continues to grow
.Mortgages for Business have identified that many landlords are confidently planning expansion whilst Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) research show 55% of lettings agents believe demand for rental property is now outstripping supply. Their research indicates that three in five property investors plan to expand their portfolios over the next six months but the […]
New Homes planning permissions halved in 4 years.
Plot sale conveyancers hoping that the first time buyer rush to buy before the withdrawal of SDLT relief will hope that the early signs of growth in consumer confidence will spill over to the new build sector however a report issued last week by the Home Builders Federation indicate a very low pipeline of planning […]