Search Acumen Comments On HM Land Registry Complex Commercial Transactions And Infrastructure Development Launch
Caroline Robinson, Commercial Real Estate Business Development Manager at Search Acumen, comments: “Managing due diligence and planning around complex commercial real estate transactions can be fraught with risk. Relying on paper trails which take months to collate mean that problems can be overlooked, and issues not identified until a development is in process. This can […]
Halloween’s Brexit Deadline Becomes An Extended Nightmare?
The autumnal backdrop has been developing for weeks with luscious greens turning to fiery shades of red and orange. Much like the fiery natural scenes we experience at this time of year, the UK’s political scene has heated up in recent months and despite the initial 31st October deadline – Halloween, the UK is still […]
Only 6% of Law Firms Protect Their Money Transfers
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity insurance premiums, most law firms have not implemented even the most basic cyber security measures. The research has been undertaken […]
Legal Tech App Aims To Improve Conveyancing Efficiency
Legal technology specialists have created an app which accurately assesses the conveyancing readiness of a property. An app which Teal legal hope will create a smoother conveyancing process consumers will begin to enjoy. The product will improve their current offering, Home Owners Passport (HOP), by digitally transferring HM Land Registry data in addition to other […]
Pre Brexit Property Rush Causes 20% Stamp Duty Increase In Q3
Property transactions have increased by 14% between the second and third quarters of 2019. The 268,400 transactions in the second quarter of the year were dwarfed by the 305,100 transactions completed between June and September. This was obviously good news for Government coffers with Stamp Duty Land Tax contributions increasing by a fifth and surpassing […]
Labour Announce Radical Home Efficiency Policies
The Labour Party has announced radical plans to ensure all new build homes are ‘zero carbon’ and all existing homes are upgraded to become more energy efficient by 2022. This vision would come to fruition by implementing increased efficiency standards, use low carbon or renewable energy sources, triple-glaze windows, avoid fossil fuel heating systems as […]