Lanyon Bowdler expand residential property team
In a market that is supposedly not “moving”, Today’s Conveyancer are hearing of plenty of new appointments in law firms across the country. One such appointment is the addition of Solicitor, Rachel Wierzbinski, to the residential property team at Lanyon Bowdler. Rachel, who joined the firm from Harrisons LLP, completed her law degree at The […]
Socialist Party believes the Land Registry will privatise
The Socialist website has published a piece speculating on the likelihood of the Land Registry being privatised. They said that: “The Land Registry’s public sector status is already under scrutiny with up to 1,000 of the current 4,500 jobs under threat over the next five years.” The Land Registry’s current purpose was pointed to, of […]
Bank of Ireland in tracker mortgage controversy
About 13,500 customers have been affected by the Bank of Ireland doubling their mortgage rates. The mortgages concerned are tracker mortgages taken out prior to 31 October 2004; the borrowers concerned believed they were on lifetime tracker mortgages. The consumer group Which? have said the change is “wholly unfair” and group Landlord Action in association […]