Budget 2015: ‘Movement on housing but more to be done’
The Chief Executive of one of the UK’s largest housing providers has cautiously welcomed Budget announcements aimed at tackling the housing crisis. Mark Henderson, Home Group chief executive, welcomed an announcement that 20 areas in England have been selected to become Housing Zones. Mr Henderson has been a long term advocate and campaigner of introducing […]
SRA investigates two firms over closure
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating two solicitor firms that should have closed at the end of December last year because they did not have a valid insurance policy. The two are the only firms being investigated out of a total of 39 practising firms that entered the extended policy period (EPP) on 1 […]
Flood Re: Who, What, When, Where, Why
What is Flood Re? Following the Water Act 2014, the Government have announced their plans to introduce Flood Re, which is expected to roll out in July 2015. Flood Re is a not-for-profit financial scheme designed to ensure that affordable flood insurance is available for home owners in the most seriously affected areas. It is […]