Law Society publishes interim guidance for VAT on electronic searches

Interim guidance on the decision which questioned whether search fees should be treated as disbursements for VAT purposes has been issued by the Law Society.
‘Redbrick Solutions announce new release of Redbrick Practice Management’

Redbrick Solutions have announced this week that the latest version of their award-winning practice management solution has been released.
April sees fall in sales received for registration

April saw a fall in the number of sales received for registration. According to HM Land Registry data, the total saw a month-on-month drop of 11,876.
Bank of Mum and Dad continues to play key part in housing market

New research suggests that ‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’ continues to play a key role in access to the 2018 housing market.
Shieldpay to revolutionise £245 billion mortgage market in the UK

Shieldpay and My Home Move’s law firm subsidiary, Premier Property Lawyers, with the support of Barclays and the specialist regulator of conveyancers, the CLC, have used Shieldpay’s instant digital escrow facility to power the UK’s first fully digital mortgage settlement, bringing transformation to the £245 billion mortgage market in the UK1.
Couple return home to 6ft fence put up by farmer

A newlywed couple were horrified to back from their holiday to a 6ft high fence outside their front window.