‘Chancellor increasingly has no option but to put the UK’s housing crisis at the top of his Budget agenda’
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on October’s HMRC Property Transactions: “Sluggish and slow have been the recent words of choice to describe the UK’s housing market, yet October’s figures depict the contrary. Last month witnessed 2017’s busiest month in terms of residential transactions, and a rise of almost 10% since the same point […]
October sees growth in completed HMLR applications
The latest data from HM Land Registry shows that completed applications saw an increase last month.
Protection of client money remains a priority risk
Having just issued their Autumn update of the Risk Outlook, the Solicitors Regulation Authority have again highlighted protection of client funds as a priority risk.
Firms urged to be alert to mandate fraud risk
Two criminals who tricked law firms into sending them money have been sentenced to a cumulative 6 years in jail.