Land Registry To Place Top Conveyancers Under The Microscope
Top 500 conveyancers will be holding their breath as the HM Land Registry will begin the process of publishing a league table of conveyancing firms who submit the most applications that require correction or further work this month. The data will compile error rates from applications such as register updates, first registration and new leases […]
Widespread Support For Freehold Management Enquiries Form
Industry experts have expressed widespread support for a new Freehold Management Enquiries form (FME1) that is being launched in order to ensure buyers of a property, where a service charge or estate rent is likely to be charged, are fully aware of this fact before the conveyancing process is complete. Following The Housing, Communities and […]
£354 Million Lost To Authorised Push Payment Fraud In 2018
Financial fraud losses, both authorised and unauthorised exceeded £1 billion in 2018, and increased by 16% compared with 2017’s figures. Staggeringly, the UK Finance report ‘Fraud the Facts 2019’ emphasises the immense power cyber criminals and fraudsters have in persuading us to hand over our money to them. In 2018, authorised push payment fraud (APP) […]