Supreme Court ruling prevents liability dodging
The Supreme Court has ruled that negligent conveyancers shouldn’t be able to avoid liability because it later emerges that their client was engaged in mortgage fraud. The Court revealed that if a conveyancer did this it “would be a disincentive to the diligent performance by solicitors of their duties.” Lord Lloyd Jones said: “[Conveyancing solicitors] […]
Third of sellers will now miss SDLT holiday deadline
The Advisory, a property consultancy firm, have revealed that with less than 21 weeks to go before the end of the SDLT holiday, around 30% of buyers are going to be unable to complete in time to make the most of the holiday. Gavin Brazag, Founder of The Advisory, said: “Because it takes roughly 21 […]