No extension to SDLT holiday says Treasury
The Treasury has announced that there will be no extension to the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, with the deadline looming for 31 March 2021. Petitions began to be created imploring the government to extend this break for many, as backlogs will prevent people from completing their transactions before the deadline. One petition was […]
Don’t forget to take time to recharge over the festive period
2020 has been a year like no other, and everyone has had a really tough year. The conveyancing sector is one of the legal arms that has been under a lot of pressure to deliver a service to clients, whilst dealing with backlogs as a result of the coronavirus, and an increase in transactions due […]
Agents are reminded to be wary of fraudulent conveyancing
Property fraud is one of the more lucrative ways a fraudster can earn large sums of money. In these increasingly busy times, the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) have released a warning to agents about this type of crime. By carrying out property conveyancing work, residential property teams may be exposed to the risk of this […]