Groundsure Launching Three New Search Reports
Groundsure continues to move the searches market forward with an ongoing dedication to customer focused reports and is delighted to reveal three new products all launching on Monday 11th February. All of the new products incorporate the Avista report standards in terms of design, layout and navigation – helping conveyancers get to the information they […]
Industry Experts To Reveal The Ins And Outs Of Conveyancing Risk And Legislations
Geodesys – part of Anglian Water and a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – is announcing its first Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar of the year. The event will focus on the threats modern conveyancers are exposed to and the best tools they can employ to […]
Japanese Knotweed Will Be Brought Under Control By 2040
Turnover of property and strict rules imposed by mortgage lenders will mean most cases are professionally treated within 22 years. Strict lending criteria applied to residential properties affected by invasive Japanese knotweed will help bring the problem under control within 22 years, if the turnover of property being sold remains at around 4.5%, according to […]
Consultation Released By Law Commission On Right To Manage Legislation
The government requested that the Law Commission review the Right to Manage (RTM) legislation in July last year. The consultation paper has now been released with a number of amendments suggested to the current legislation. James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Communities asked the government’s independent legal advisers to conduct a broad review of […]
Association Of Accounting Technicians Propose SDLT Reform
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have released statistics highlighting that more that 241,000 first time buyers have benefited from the exemption from paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). The relief, known as First Time Buyers Relief, saved FTBs £144 million in the final quarter, between October and December 2018. The relief was claimed by 60,700 […]