Administration announcement for CQS firm
Hot on the heels of Cobbetts collapse in Manchester the Law Society Gazette last week announced that Atteys is to go into administration and we are being informed that conveyancing staff are contacting other local firms seeking employment elsewhere. The firm has always been highly respected for its conveyancing practice and our thoughts are clearly […]
Consultation on “right to light”
The Law Commission has announced a consultation into the right of landowners to receive light through defined apertures in buildings. If land owners are affected by the right then they need the consent of the benefiting owners to make any changes, for example erecting buildings which block the light. The “rights to light” can allow […]
SLC announces partnership with Legal Eye
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has announced a new partnership with compliance experts, Legal Eye. The partnership will allow SLC members to secure a significant discount when purchasing compliance packages. SLC members can now access a 15% discount across Legal Eye services, including its one day compliance review and its more comprehensive two day […]
Repossessions continue to fall
Repossessions in the final quarter of 2012 fell to the lowest rate since the final quarter of 2007, according to data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. The number of properties taken into possession by first-charge residential mortgage lenders fell from 8,200 in the third quarter of 2012 to 7,700 in the fourth quarter. Annually […]