Invasive plant experts Japanese Knotweed Control are launching a campaign to educate property professionals on how to recognise Japanese knotweed throughout the seasons, in an attempt to combat misidentification and minimise the risk to property transactions.Read More
It’s a digital jungle out there. There are now over 5000 marketing technology companies – and growing.Read More
When it comes to dealing with complaints, 9 out of 10 firms recognise that it makes sound commercial and business sense to handle complaints quickly and efficiently.Read More
My wife asked me whether I was going to write ‘something Christmassy’ this month.Read More
Revealing the monthly estimated figures for both residential and non-residential property transactions, HMRC property statistics for November 2017 have been published today. Showing data for the UK and its constituent countries, the publication is based on data from both the HMRC’s Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and the Scottish Administration’s Land and Buildings Tax (LBTT) […]Read More
The selling of new-build leasehold houses will be banned as announced in the Governmental response to the leasehold reform consultation. Read More
The Law Society has published an end of year review on cybersecurity, highlighting the key issues faced in 2017 as well as those to bear in mind for the year ahead.Read More
Making clear and concise information available at the right time could speed up the entire home buying process, the Law Society of England and Wales argued today in response to a consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government.Read More
Recent research has indicated that over a third of people in Britain believe that their ability to secure a loan or mortgage will be hindered by Brexit.Read More
In what has been called a UK first, a family and a couple have permanently swapped homes.Read More
Conveyancing Association welcomes Residential Leasehold focus in Law Commission’s 13th
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today welcomed the news that the Law Commission has included a project on Residential Leasehold and Commonhold, and Unfair Lease Terms, within its forthcoming 13th Programme of Law Reform.Read More
HM Land Registry was set up in 1862 to make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper, by moving from an unregistered system of ownership to full registration of land.Read More
Commenting on the Ministry of Justice’s response to the CMA’s review of legal services, Sheila Kumar, Chief Executive, Council for Licensed Conveyancers said:Read More
Robust consumer protection and a competitive legal services market coexist in a justice system that works in the best interests of all, the Law Society of England and Wales said today following the Ministry of Justice’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) study of legal services.Read More
The Ministry of Justice has issued its response to the study on the legal services market carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Read More
New research has found that asking prices are facing the most significant cuts since 2011.Read More
Recent research has indicated that demand for variable mortgage products has dropped to just 5% in October.Read More
New data has shown that November saw an uplift in prices following a subdued few months.Read More
A small property firm has sold two homes using digital currency, bitcoin.Read More
A provider of an online B2B platform has announced the launch of a new conveyancing service designed specifically for Metro Bank.Read More