Alert: PII firm Balva Insurance licenses suspended
Around 1,200 firms are affected by the suspension of unrated Latvian professional indemnity insurance firm Balva. Yesterday, the Latvian regulator (FKTK) decided to withdraw all the operating licences issued to Balva. The news follows several recent warnings on the dangers of using unrated insurers. The Law Society has warned affected firms to think very carefully […]
Property bodies announce new Presidents
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) have both announced new Presidents. Jan HÓ±tch from Arnolds Keys LLP has been appointed President of the NAEA while Susan Fitz-Gibbon, of Fitz-Gibbon, takes over as ARLA President. Jan HÓ±tch began her career with Arnolds in 1993 and rose through […]
Party Wall Act (1996) guidance updated
The government have updated their guidance on the issue of The Party Wall Act 1996. The Party Wall etc Act 1996 provides a framework for preventing and resolving disputes in relation to party walls, boundary walls and excavations near neighbouring buildings. A building owner proposing to start work covered by the Act must give adjoining […]
BSA warns of future house price bubble
20% of first time home buyers say Government schemes like Help to Buy will help them get onto the property ladder. The BSA’s quarterly Property Tracker report revealed that raising a deposit remains the single largest barrier to home ownership, with 54% of those wishing to buy saying it is their main deterrent. Property Tracker […]
Leading Solicitors PI Insurance Broker endorses compliance management system CLIENTCAREmonitor
St Giles Legal and Professional Risks, specialist brokers in the field of solicitors professional indemnity insurance, has announced its endorsement of CLIENTCAREmonitor the online compliance service designed specifically to meet the requirements of the new regulatory regime. The system was created by the the legal risk software house Conveycentric. Conveycentric has enjoyed a close working […]
A Well Earnt Break for CILEx Student as PSG Announce Title and Legal Insurance Competition Winner
Conveyancing Assistant Annie Scrancher of Bromets Jackson Heath in Tadcaster, was this week announced as the lucky winner of the PSG Title and Legal Indemnity Insurance Competition earning her a prize of five hundred pounds of holiday vouchers. Annie, who has worked at Bromets Jackson Heath for 3 years, says of winning the competition “When […]