HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG80
Here are the latest practice guide updates issued by HM Land Registry. Coronavirus (COVID-19): useful information for conveyancers (PG80) Page summary: Information about pre-existing and new practice of particular relevance in the current circumstances (practice guide 80). Change made: Section 3.1 has been amended to clarify we calculate the application cancellation date from the date […]
Prime and super-prime segment of the property market driving bulk of activity
Number of quarterly residential property transactions worth £1m or more liable for SDLT reaches record level of 8,300 in Q1 20211 Number of quarterly residential property transactions worth £1m or more liable for SDLT climbs 9% over the last quarter, up from 7,600 in Q4 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest […]
Who owns what on a partially built project?
As the government continues to push the construction industry to move more of the building process off-site and into factories, Roddy Cormack, construction specialist at law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, explores a conundrum which must be solved if the industry is to thrive in this area – who owns what on a partially […]
Free Learning and Development Portal launches for Property Lawyers and Conveyancers
SearchFlow, the UK’s largest provider of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions, has today launched a free self-learning hub that gives property lawyers and conveyancers access to a rich selection of resources and insights, to help them meet professional competence requirements. The SearchFlow Academy provides access to videos, webinars and tutorials […]
Survey provides insight into early impact of pandemic on medium-size law firms
In its 20th year, the Law Management Section’s Financial Benchmarking report provides a vital insight into how medium-sized law firms have been hit by the unprecedented conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic with profits projected to be down just shy of a quarter. Looking back to early 2020, many firms were performing well, with […]
A Kent Council joins Land Registry’s Local Land Register
HM Land Registry’s digital Local Land Charges Register continues to grow, enabling the digital transformation of homebuying with Kent Council now joining Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Register. Anyone requiring local land charges (LLC) searches in the local authority area of Sevenoaks District Council will need to get them from HM Land Registry rather than […]