The latest practice on plans, leases, charging orders and more
Landnet 35, the April issue of Land Registry’s customer magazine, is available to read and download now from Land Registry website and includes a printable PDF version. In this issue you’ll find all the latest news and practice guidance from Land Registry, including articles about: a change in our practice on enlarging long leases how […]
myhomemove conference success
The myhomemove conference, held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire, last week, has raised £7,000.00 for homeless charities supported by the Estate Agency Foundation. The 200 conference delegates heard predictions about the future of the property market from industry leaders, including the Managing Director at Legal & General Mortgage Club, a Senior Economist at […]
HMRC clamps down on stamp duty avoidance
Homeowners who have taken part in schemes to avoid paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) may have recently found the HMRC requesting money from them. As part of their approach in tackling unpaid tax, the HMRC recently took a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) avoidance scheme to a First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) and won. The […]
Co-op pulls out of Lloyds deal. What will this mean for conveyancers?
On Wednesday the Co-operative Group announced that it has withdrawn from discussions relating to the purchase of 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches. The boards of the Co-operative Group and Co-operative Bank plc decided that it was not in the best interests of the Group’s members to proceed further at this time. Peter Marks, Group Chief […]
Revised house extension plans could still see neighbours get into a pickle over covenants, warns Titlesolv
The ongoing debate over the Government’s proposals to unleash a free-for-all on house extensions might be a political embarrassment, however the very real danger of increases in breaches of restrictive covenants claims has been largely ignored, warns Titlesolv. Restrictive covenants controlling use of land have traditionally posed a problem for developers as they can prevent […]