New SRA CEO starts today
Paul Philip, the new Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will take up the reins at the Authority today (Monday 3 February). Mr Philip joins the SRA from the General Medical Council, taking over from Antony Townsend who has spent seven years in the position. The SRA has said his immediate priority will […]
Estate Agents raise £13 million for charity
Whilst a consumer perceptions survey has shown that estate agents are not viewed as generous by the public, the profession donated £13million to good causes in 2013. They aim to improve on this in 2014 and take the total raised to £14.6million. Despite this, estate agents were ranked in the bottom three of the survey […]
COPSO Challenges Michael Fallon
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today called for Michael Fallon to provide clarification of his long terms intentions for the Land Registry. The Minister of State for Business and Energy issued a written statement on 23rd January announcing that a consultation will be launched into a restructuring of the Land Registry. The […]