Conveyancing facing "mayhem" as stamp duty hike looms
Harpal Singh, the Managing Director of conveyancing distributor Broker Conveyancing, has warned that the increase in stamp duty for second homes and buy-to-let set to come in at the beginning of April could cause “mayhem” for conveyancers. Any sale not completed by 31st March will be subject to the new 3% charge which could lead […]
Mark McLaren appointed to The Property Ombudsman Council
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McLaren to the TPO Council. He joins following nine years with Which?, the largest consumer body in the UK. The role of the TPO Council is to ensure the Ombudsman’s independence, set the Ombudsman’s Terms of Reference and approve the budget. Part of […]
Number of mortgage approvals rises for October
The number of mortgage approvals was 69,630 in October 2.2% higher than the average over the previous six months although lower than the number approved in August, according to statistics released by the Bank of England. The number of remortgages approved rose to 39,629 from a six month average of 38,430. Richard Sexton, Director of […]
Bond Dickinson Planning Partner becomes Chair of Compulsory Purchase Association
Richard Guyatt, Partner at leading law firm Bond Dickinson LLP, has been appointed the new Chair of the Compulsory Purchase Association (“CPA”) which he will hold for a 12 month term. The Association is a national organisation representing solicitors, barristers, surveyors, land referencers, planners and forensic accountants specialising in land assembly and compulsory purchase orders […]
CML members to vote on merger proposals
The Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML) is set to vote on the recommendations of a review put together by leading banking institutions. The review calls for a merger of five different trade associations to create a “world class trade association”. The Financial Services Trade Associations Review has recommended a merger of the Council of Mortgage […]
Dreaming of a white Christmas
On the run up to December it is almost guaranteed that we will watch a Christmas film at some point. A cheeky glass of something and a giant tin of chocolates in our lap. Whether romantic, sad or funny the films have one common theme. Snow. Our advent calendars, our Christmas cards all depict beautiful […]
Landlords don’t want to deal directly with tenants
The recent AXA Business Insurance research around landlords challenged the stereotype of terrible tenants and penny pinching proprietors. Some of the most common words that participants used to describe their landlords were fair, helpful, responsible and caring. With only 6% classing their relationship as bad or very bad. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) who are […]
