SRA Reduce All Compensation Fund Contributions For 2019/20
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are reducing all compensation fund contributions for 2019/20. Individual contributions will now decrease from £90 to £60. Law firms will also save £530 as their contributions fall from £1,680 to £1,150. In total, the compensation fund paid out £18.1 million in 2017/18 to the 1,553 claims that were deemed worthy […]
Broker Conveyancing Announce New Appointment
As part of their recruitment drive, Broker Conveyancing have added an account manager to their expanding team. Phil Roberts has been named as the conveyancing distributor’s area director for the Midlands region, charged with developing new and advisor relationships. Phil has a lot of experience in the sector and joins Broker Conveyancing from Stonebridge Group. He […]
SRA Report Four Email Scam Alerts In One Day
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued four separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms on the same day. All four scams were reported on 6th June where emails had been falsely claiming to be from a law firm or an individual working for the business. Three out of four fraudulent attempts targeted professional employees […]
Does The Leasehold Pledge Adequately Protect Leaseholders?
In March, 40 house builders and developers signed up to a voluntary 14-point pledge designed to end the practice of unfair and onerous leaseholds, with many house builders committing themselves to the pledge, including the Home Building Federation. In the last ten years, numerous leaseholders have expressed their feelings of anger and desperation due to […]