The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has written a report advising a range of reforms to Land Capture. Amidst other changes, removing hope value on land was near the top of the agenda. However, Read More
Rumours have been rife in the news recently suggesting the Help to Buy scheme may be scrapped, following a review by the Government. Although, it has been stated that current Help to Buy funding is Read More
Regulators Meeting Offers Mixed Feelings Towards December’s Price Transparency Deadline
Despite the December deadline of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recommendations into price transparency rapidly approaching, many regulators are still uncertain as to how they will implement the changes. The SRA came to the Read More
The long awaited and in part controversial Draft SRA Accounts Rules will not come into force before Autumn 2018 – but are you and your firm ready? June 2017 saw the publication of the Rules, however, prior to Read More
The union UNISON has claimed, through a recent report, that public sector workers face a near impossible task of owning their own property on their single public sector salary. The ‘Priced Out’ report is based Read More
InfoTrack have announced the return of their ‘Take me to Australia’ promotion – a prize draw to win a two-week holiday for 2 to Australia. With recent announcement of integration partnerships with Perfect Portal and Peppermint Technology, Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (11th September 2018) issued its response to the Housing, Communities & Local Government (HCLG) Select Committee’s Leasehold Reform Inquiry. The HCLG Read More
In the age of price transparency, the future of legal services has been uncovered with the increased services to website ReviewSolicitors. The site has grown from strength to strength since its creation in 2015. They have Read More
According to research, 59% of home movers are getting two or more quotes before selecting their conveyancer as clients look to obtain an immediate quote. Therefore, it’s imperative for firms to be able to provide Read More
InfoTrack, the conveyancing services company, has integrated with Perfect Portal to help conveyancers generate, convert and manage new business quickly through a fully integrated and easy to use online platform. Now with 59% of UK home-movers Read More
Free CPD Event at Holiday Inn Hotel, Gatwick, West Sussex 8th November 2018 From 12 noon – 2pm (including lunch and networking) Key Issues Affecting Easements Easements continue to give rise to much litigation and present many traps Read More
Residents of 95 property estate in Framlingham, Suffolk have been left feeling anxious and angry after being told that their brand-new homes do not have full and appropriate planning permissions. Initially, the 95-home plot at Mount Read More
I recently spoke with Andrew Robertson, Head of Customer Policy & Service Performance and Mike Green Head of Account Management at HM Land Registry to discuss the ongoing issues in relation to requisitions. In summary Read More
– The Terrafirma Ground Report includes expert professional opinion, risk assessment and risk transfer on all potential ground risks – 11th September 2018 – Terrafirma, an expert provider of environmental information and data intelligence, today launched The Ground Report, Read More
Redbrick Solutions, the leading conveyancing case management provider have reached the final shortlist of the ESTAS awards, the biggest independent award scheme in the UK property industry. The scheme recognises the best agents, brokers, conveyancers Read More
Have you ever started talking through the conveyancing process with a client, only to see their faces glaze over in panicked confusion? Well, all of this could be set to change with the imminent release Read More
The conveyancing event of the year is swiftly approaching with the LFS Conference on Wednesday, 19th September. Lawyer Checker will be proudly setting up camp at stand 12 and are committed to helping many conveyancing firms Read More
The age of the millennial has been technologically enlightening, improving the ease in which we can access information. However, when the bank of mum and dad is on the rise, a recent survey has found Read More
Following the shocking NAEA report that highlighted the mis-selling and disguising of leasehold property as freehold, the Property Ombudsman is pleading with the Government to bring new build property under the umbrella of consumer redress. Read More
With our new purpose, comes a new brand identity. Take a look at our video to find out more: This article was published by Central Law Training as part of their advertising agreement with Today’Read More