Yorkshire law firm goes walkies for Support Dogs charity
A team of three from Sheffield-based PM Property Lawyers will tackle the Great North Run in Newcastle in September – with Managing Director Harvey Harding running in a dog suit. Trainee property lawyer Laura Morley and accounts assistant Evie Warner will join Harvey for the half marathon, though they have opted for a more usual […]
Law firms must prepare for the introduction of new transparency rules in December
Risk and compliance advisory business Legal Eye is advising law firms to gear up for the introduction of new transparency requirements around price and quality of service. Legal Eye MD Paul Saunders said: “Now that the Legal Services Board (LSB) has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) application to introduce new transparency rules in full […]
Competitive market drives up credit-impaired mortgage deals on offer
Gaining a foot on the property ladder could begin to get a little easier for those that have previously struggled with finances. Moneyfacts data has indicated that mortgage deals on the market aimed at those with poor credit have increased by 118 in the last six months alone. Currently, there are 843 adverse credit or […]
HM Land Registry Reveals that land and property sales increase in July
The HM Land Registry Price Paid Data that tracks land and property sales for England and Wales has found a clear increase in all property types for the month of July. The data reveals that 95,500 sales of land and property in England and Wales in July 2018; this equates to a 12% overall increase […]
Adverse Possession and Consent
Clewer v Scammell [2018] UKFTT 209 (PC) A recent case before the First Tier Tribunal, Land Registration Division serves to remind conveyancers of the application of the principles relating to adverse possession in a classic conveyancing context. The first reminder is that although the Land Registration Act 2002 substantially changed the law relating to adverse possession of […]