How I Coped with Stress
This is a blog by Jonathan de Lance-Holmes which originally featured on LawCare.
Trading Standards issues warning to estate agents over redress
Trading Standards has warned agents that they must switch to a valid redress service. Agents who do not do so by 6 August will leave customers unable to access free alternative dispute resolution services. And, as such, they will be trading illegally. The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) “protects consumers and businesses by […]
Recognition for PM Property Lawyers in top conveyancing award
PM Property Lawyers has been Highly Commended in the Outstanding Commitment to Training category at the 2018 Modern Law Conveyancing awards. The awards recognise innovation and achievement in the conveyancing sector, with the expert judging panel looking for firms that have achieved the highest standards in their category. The ceremony was held on 12 July […]
Mortgage lender targets Airbnb hosts
Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a new mortgage product which is explicitly aimed at borrowers looking to short-let their properties. Potentially changing the buy-to-let market, it is thought that this type of mortgage will appeal to those running holiday lets, as well as Airbnb hosts (and those using similar platforms). Commenting on the […]
Be Careful – It’s a Jungle Out There!
Japanese Knotweed Indemnity Policy Now Available Whilst the presence of a garden is often something that buyers look for, not all plants are friendly to home owners. Buyers and especially lenders will always be rightly concerned when a seller’s replies to a Property Information Form indicate that there is a risk that Japanese Knotweed (“Knotweed”) […]
Home moves by homeowners drop by 10% in a year
11 July 2018: The UK’s homeowners are staying put, with the number of home moves within the owner-occupier sector plummeting by 10% between 2016 and 2017, according to new analysis by home move website reallymoving.com, as Brexit uncertainty bites and homeowners become increasingly reluctant to take on new debt. Reallymoving.com has analysed the English Housing […]
MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight
Tuesday evening saw the culmination of ten weeks hard work as five start-ups presented at the MDR LAB demo day. The MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight giving them the opportunity to develop, refine and test their innovative products and services in a real live legal environment. The start-ups have hailed […]
