Westminster City Local Land Charges Team Wins Accolade
Solicitors choose Westminster City Council to win the Customer Satisfaction Award at the 2020 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards and Arun District Council were highly commended. The Local Land Charges team at Westminster City Council received the highest number of votes from solicitors and licensed conveyancers in the Customer Satisfaction category at last week’s […]
FREE Webinar Hosted By Index! ‘Probate: Lost Financial Assets’
Index is delighted to be hosting a FREE Webinar in conjunction with Landmark ‘Probate: Lost Financial Assets’ will take place on Wednesday 25th March at 11:00am. The purpose of this one-hour session is to consider issues relating to lost assets, how these can affect a probate matter and the steps that can be taken by […]
Vacation Schemes Being Postponed And Offices Closing
The firm Linklaters has announced that it is postponing its first-year insight scheme due to rising concerns regarding the corona virus outbreak. The firm, described by Legal Cheek as demanding but “top quality” in its training experience, has taken the decision to postpone its first of its two spring insight schemes at its London office, […]
Search Acumen Comments On Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick’s Planning For The Future Document
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The plans announced today by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick are comprehensive and far ranging – which may be the stimulus needed to throw off England’s housebuilding torpor. “We particularly welcome the government’s decision to continue Esther McVey’s initiative for building a brownfield data bank. Maximising the space for […]
‘Snakes And Ladders’ Sector As Construction Declines In January
Despite the positive end to 2019 and the optimistic start to 2020, the construction sector output decreased in January. According to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) ‘Construction output in Great Britain: January 2020’, output fell by 0.8 per cent between December and January. This fall was driven by the decline in repair and maintenance […]
£100 Million AML Levy Will Impact Property Sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £100 million levy on companies subject to money laundering regulations, including law firms and estate agents. The levy will be used to supplement public sector funding and will equip law enforcement agencies with the funds to hire additional financial investigators and supply them with new technology and will help the […]
