Law Commission Publish Enfranchisement Recommendations
The Law Commission has published a report setting out options for reducing the costs leaseholders have to pay during the enfranchisement process of extending their lease or buying the freehold title. The report suggested three potential reform routes to help reduce costs whilst maintaining a fair outcome for both leaseholder and freeholder. The first option […]
SRA Urge Firms To Immediately Comply With 5ALMD
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has urged around 7,000 of its regulated firms to re-assess their processes now that the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) has come into force. Despite the short lead time between the regulations being laid in Parliament on 20th December and coming into force today (10 January 2020), the SRA has […]