Administration for Swinburn and Jackson LLP
A long-established conveyancing firm has gone into administration after reported debts of more than £800,000. After failing to find a buyer Gateshead-based Swinburne and Jackson LLP, which has been running for over 150 years, had to close all five of its regional offices and make 50 people redundant. Administrators Gordon Goldie and Matthew Higgins from […]
SLC Roadshows announced
The Society of Licensed Conveyancer’s has announced the first of its 2014 roadshow will be on March 8 in Brentwood. 2014’s roadshows will be spread throughout the year and will cover topical updates on issues ranging from the government’s Help to Buy scheme and regulations around staff pensions to flood protection options and updates from […]
Leasehold Reform Bill goes to Lords
The Leasehold Reform Bill has successfully passed its third reading in the House of Commons and will now be sent to the House of Lords for review. The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and leading law practise, Seddons, hailed the progress of the private members’ bill on January 24. In a speech in the […]
Land Registry possible refunds
The Land Registry recently posted on its website that applicants who have registered a grant or acquisition of an easement since 1 April 2004 may have overpaid if it related to three or more titles. The post states that those submitting applications should have been charged under Article 12 of the Fee Order, which asks […]
Record month in London
January 2014 has been a record month for prime London property, with over a third of houses being snapped up within a fortnight of being put on the market, according to data from Marsh and Parsons. Almost half of all properties were sold for, or in excess of, the asking price, with the extraordinary conditions […]