Solicitor’s LinkedIn video taps into frustration of Conveyancers
A Northern Ireland solicitor has captured the mood of the conveyancing industry in a short video posted on LinkedIn. Recorded at 11.30pm on Friday evening, Philip Armstrong, of Greater Belfast-based Armstrong Solicitors discusses the challenges conveyancers are currently experiencing, with the current boom in home movers hamstrung by the Covid-affected infrastructure trying to serve it. […]
Industry open letter urges Chancellor to extend SDLT holiday
Property sector industry bodies have collaboratively come together and sent an open and frank letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, requesting a six month extension of the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday. Since the announcement of the SDLT holiday on 8 July, there has been growing calls to extend the holiday as the property […]
Updated Practice Notes from the Land Registry
The Land Registry have released their updated practice notes for the following guides/documents: Extension of leases (PG28) Private trusts of land (PG24) Coronavirus (COVID-19): useful information for conveyancers (PG80) All of the updated notes can be found here.