Making Tax Digital

InTouch Conveyancing Software is ready for Making Tax Digital, are you? Making Tax Digital is HMRC’s compulsory initiative aimed at making filing tax simpler for businesses. The scheme requires online tax filing and payment, as well as digital record keeping. All business taxes will be part of the scheme, but so far, only Making Tax […]

The Society Of Licensed Conveyancers Is Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary!

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Free drinks and canapes to celebrate! The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) which was incorporated on 15th March 1989 and today marks its 30th Anniversary! To celebrate the Society will be providing free drinks and canapes at its spring roadshows in May and June. The Society was established to act as the professional body representing […]

Avenue Coking Works Remediation: Making The Impossible Possible

Avenue Coking Works Remediation: Making the Impossible Possible

In its heyday, the Avenue Coking Works in Chesterfield produced about 1,400 tonnes of coke and 765,000 m3 of manufactured gas per day. When the 98 ha industrial plant closed after 36 years in operation, the legacy it left behind was one of the most polluted pieces of land in Europe. We examine the complex […]

Celebrating Legal Success Manchester

Celebrating Legal Success Manchester

Landmark Information was delighted to be a sponsor of this year’s Manchester Legal Awards, which is organised by the Manchester Law Society.  Sponsoring the ‘Barrister of the Year’, regional manager Tony Rollason was delighted to present the winning trophy to Kate Blackwell QC, Lincoln House Chambers. The Manchester Legal Awards 2019 are firmly established on […]

Mortgage Lenders Fearful Of Commonhold Property

Mortgage Lenders Fearful Of Commonhold Property

Following the Law Commission’s ‘Commonhold: A Call for Evidence’ request, the report has found that mortgage lenders are anxious about lending money to commonhold properties amidst fears over increased insolvency risks. The nightmare that leasehold properties are creating has been a long-term priority for Parliament. In a bid to hand the power back to leaseholders, […]

Mortgage Completions Reach Record Highs In Q4 2018

Mortgage Completions Reach Record Highs In Q4 2018

Despite the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) speculating that house prices and transactions would remain flat in 2019 amidst Brexit uncertainty, Q4 statistics for 2018 highlighted significant growth in the use of intermediary lenders. The IMLA figures emphasised that 89% of first-time buyer mortgages were completed during the final quarter of the calendar year, an […]