Commercial Buyers Of New Build Real Estate Increasingly Looking Beyond The M25 As Market Falters
Forecasts predict a slump in new build sales in London by the end of the year Search Acumen Commercial Real Estate Insights – Q3 2019 edition Commercial new build transactions outside the capital set to rise in 2019 while Greater London transactions set to fall precipitously as Brexit bites Commercial real estate new build sales […]
Solicitors Urged To Submit Frozen Asset Report
Risk management and compliance consultancy service provider, Legal Eye has urged solicitors to act now if they are holding client money on account that is subject to financial sanctions. Legal professionals have until tomorrow (11th October) to check the latest HM Treasury consolidated list of asset freeze targets to make sure lawyers are not holding monies belonging to a client that is subject to financial sanctions. […]
New Looming Obligations On Conveyancers
You never go to a conveyancing conference expecting flowers, blue birds chirping and the sweet sense of relaxation and ease waiving over you. The Law Society Property Section Conference today has certainly played to form. About 200 conveyancers listened to this mornings session as reminders were given about all the new obligations that are coming, […]
Does Fracking Pose a Risk to Your Commercial Property Interests?
Hydraulic fracturing (also known as ‘fracking’) is nothing new in the UK; indeed, it has been used actively in North Sea oil and gas wells since the 1970s. The more recent phenomenon and one that has garnered a great deal of negative press and controversy is the extraction of shale gas using fracking techniques, which […]
UK Legal Industry Acknowledges Importance Of Mental Health
It’s World Mental Health Day today, 10th October, and charity organisations, legal professionals and firms across the UK have echoed their sentiments across the community to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and well-being in the industry. Numerous legal firms and practitioners have taken to social media to show their support and become advocates […]
Who’s First On The Ladder In Your Area?
This week Nested.com have revealed their inaugural first-time buyer (FTB) age index, giving conveyancers a little insight into the average age of the clients they’ll be liaising with. The survey found that FTBs in the Scottish city of Edinburgh were the oldest to join the ladder at 30 years of age. Whereas, the stereotypical ‘no […]