LFS Shortlisted Firms for Regional Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
Prevention is Protection
Rowlinsons Solicitors based in Cheshire, is a law firm with a burgeoning Property Department who were one of the first to be awarded the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation in 2011. The firm has won numerous awards over the years owing to the excellent customer service that they deliver to their clients, most […]
Fraudsters Steal £67,000 From First-Time Buyer
Fraudsters successfully managed to steal £67,000 after hacking into emails between a first-time buyer and his solicitor. Howard Mollett, a charity worker, who was working in the US, encountered problems whilst trying to make a down payment on his property. He emailed his solicitors to make them aware of the problem, as he didn’t want […]
Landlords With Single Property Portfolios Exit Sector
The number of buy-to-let investors, looking to purchase a single property, have fallen sharply in recent years. According to a recent survey by the Intermediary Lenders Association (IMLA), perceived onerous legislative changes have forced many landlords to consider their investment in additional property. Up to 2015, buy-to-let investments had recovered from the financial crisis in […]
Labour Promise To Help Current Leaseholders Trapped In Onerous Contracts
As the gloss on recent Government leasehold announcements seems to fade, the Labour party has offered their preferred policy ideas regarding the future of the controversial leasehold sector. Whilst the Government’s legislative changes to leasehold property benefited new build homes, many have accused the Government of overlooking the needs of leaseholders trapped in properties with […]