Housing Changes Imminent Following A Conservative Majority Government
The majority has been secured and the UK is set to ‘get Brexit done,’ after three years of backbiting, bickering and in-party feuding. The Conservative Party ‘less is more’ approach to the election campaign has more than paid off gaining 47 seats and taking a majority government with 364 seats in the House of Commons […]
Emails Classed As Legal Signature Following Contentious Land Law Case
Email communications could now be classed as a legally binding agreement following the conclusion of a landmark legal case this week. Land law now has a set precedent for what constitutes an official signature following a contentious land dispute. Stavros Neocleous made an offer to his neighbour for a piece of derelict land centred between […]
Conveyancer Comments On New Freehold Property Restrictive Covenants
A practitioner who heads up a conveyancing team is warning homebuyers to be aware of a ‘fresh scam’ which he believes abuses freehold properties by placing onerous restrictions on new build freehold homes. The cautionary notice from the conveyancer reveals that ‘rogue’ developers are substituting inflated leasehold charges with equally burdensome restrictions on new freehold […]
AML Specialist Urges Government To Publish 5AMLD Final Regulations
With less than one month to go until the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) is implemented by the Government, an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) expert is urging the Government to take immediate action to publish the final regulations. Endeavouring to create a world where businesses and organisations are safe from money launderers, Smartsearch are calling on whoever wins the election […]