Conveyancing Standards Bill passes first reading
A 10 minute rule motion was read in Parliament today by the Conservative MP for Dudley North Marco Longhi, in which a proposal for a “Conveyancing Standards Bill” was formally discussed and passed its first reading without opposition. The ten minute rule allows a backbench MP to make a case for a new Bill in […]
2m more homeowners thanks to PMs pledge
At the Conservative Party’s national conference, Prime Minster Boris Johnson revealed that he will bring forward proposals to introduce a fixed-rate long-term 95% LTV mortgages to enable first time buyers (FTBs) to get onto the property ladder. Getting more FTBs onto the property ladder was part of Mr Johnson’s 2019 manifesto promises when he ran […]
Conveyancer sued for £4.6m
A conveyancer is now being sued by a former client for £4.6m, eight years after the working relationship had concluded. Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring bought a mews house in Kensington, London in 2012 and planned to convert it into a residential property with a double basement and swimming pool. The property was previously used as an office. […]
Flooding: Out of Sight should not mean out of Mind
It would be very tempting to think that after the sunniest spring and summer on record for many, together with some of the lowest rainfall totals, 2020 has been, at least weather wise, remarkably calm. But we so often have short memories. We take a look back at the year so far and as conditions […]