Identity fraud accounts for two in three fraud cases
The use of fake identity details or the impersonation of an innocent victim now accounts for 52% of all fraud. According to the latest Fraudscape Bulletin produced by CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, overall fraud levels decreased by 3% taking confirmed frauds to just under 114,000. 14% of fraud involved account takeover meaning that […]
What Mortgage Award nominations revealed
The What Mortgage Awards shortlists have been revealed, following the initial voting phase for the awards. This year the What Mortgage Awards will be celebrating a landmark 20 years of rewarding and recognising the very best businesses in the UK’s mortgage market. The awards cover a wide range of categories, with the winners to be […]
Land Registry notice: Registration of estate rentcharges
The Land Registry has confirmed that where an estate rentcharge is granted or reserved on or after 6 April 2013 by a UK registered company (this includes companies registered in Scotland or Northern Ireland) or a limited liability partnership (LLP) affecting its property, the rentcharge must now be registered at Companies House. Previously, rentcharges were […]
Land Registry remove commercial fee from Register Extract Service
The Land Registry has announced that from 1 August 2013, the commercial fee from their Register Extract Service (RES) will be removed. RES is available exclusively to Land Registry customers using Business Gateway — the Land Registry’s case management system feed. It is an electronic data stream which automatically populates customers’ casework management systems with […]
Are you doing enough to provide a service to customers with learning disabilities?
A research report has shown that lawyers often struggle to provide consumers with learning disabilities with the specialist support they need. The research was undertaken by the Norah Fry Research Centre, based at the University of Bristol, on behalf of the Legal Services Board, the Legal Services Consumer Panel and learning disability charity Mencap. The […]
First time buyers relying on parents to tune of £2billion a year
More and more young people are being priced out of home ownership, leading to parents paying out an estimated £2 billion a year to help their children get on the property ladder. According to research by NatCen Social Research, on behalf of housing charity Shelter, parents are facing growing pressure to help their children afford […]