SRA reveals three year plan
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday announced its future priorities, and published a model for assessing risks to its regulatory objectives. The announcements took place at the free ‘Driving forward regulatory change: the next three years’ event in central Birmingham yesterday (Friday 14 December). The event provided an insight into the SRA’s strategic thinking, including […]
RICS points to broadly stable market
The November 2012 RICS Housing Market Survey shows prices remain broadly flat while transaction levels continue to slowly increase. Looking forward the three and twelve month indicators suggest this trend will continue over the next year. New buyer enquiries were up for the third successive month in a row and were accompanied by a modest […]
Directors of Black and White Group Limited fined and banned
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has taken action against three former directors of Black and White Group Limited (which is now in liquidation), for numerous failings in relation to the sale of mortgages and payment protection insurance (PPI). They censured the firm for operating in a way that created a very high risk of unsuitable […]
Calling all COLPs and COFAs. Breach of Trust – Could you be held liable?
PSG introduce Lawyer Checker, a simple and cost effective service to reduce risk of fraud. On Wednesday 12th December the Court of Appeal judgement in the Nationwide Building Society V Davisons case once again highlighted that the theft of the identity of a vendor’s solicitor or conveyancer remains a serious issue for firms, lenders and […]