Code For Completion Amendments Improve Buyer Protection
On Friday, last week, The Law Society published the latest version of the Code for Completion that will come into force on 1 May 2019. The amendments to the Code for Completion have been made in response to the implications following the infamous Dreamvar case which exploded last summer. The Court of Appeal upheld that […]
House Repossessions At Lowest Levels In 30 Years
Despite the anxieties regarding a slowing market and Brexit implications on the economy, repossessions fell to their lowest levels in thirty years according to recent statistics by UK Finance. You would need to go back to when Flock of Seagulls haircuts were in fashion to find lower figures than the 4,580 home-owner possessions experienced in […]
USA And EU Clash On Appropriate Anti-Money Laundering Approaches
A significant row has developed between the USA’s Treasury Department and The European Union following the implementation of stricter anti-money laundering (AML) processes that has seen a number of US overseas territories blacklisted by the EU for perceived weakened anti-money laundering approaches and laws. Following the amendments to the EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the […]