Buyer enquiries slow but Autumn bounce predicted
The RICS July 2021 Residential Survey results reveal a slightly softer month for new activity across the housing market. Although a decline in activity is to be expected following the end of the stamp duty holiday in June, the survey also shows that house prices continue to rise due to lack of available stock, with […]
Loquitur per linguam alienam
I have spent the last few days thinking about what we do and how we do it. Conveyancing is not glamourous – to be honest, I cannot remember the last time I wore a suit to work! Conveyancing is not sexy; in fact, conveyancing is hard work, and one of the things that the recent […]
HMRC expected to resume pre-pandemic levels of SDLT investigations
The number of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) tax investigations by HMRC has fallen by 75% in the last year, from 2,096 in 2019/20 to 529 in 2020/21, the lowest figure in five years, a Freedom of Information request from law firm Boodle Hatfield reveals. The drop in investigations is thought to be due to […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates
HM Land Registry has released details of changes to several Practice Guides in this week’s update. Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) This guide gives advice about how to apply for a notice or a restriction to protect a third-party interest in a registered estate or charge. It explains the effect of existing […]
Contaminated land equivalent proposal for cladding recourse
A “Polluter Pays” amendment to the Building Safety Bill is under consideration in government and would place the costs for cladding remediation on the construction industry. The Bill would enable government to pursue developers and builders for interim safety and final remediation costs in the same way contaminated land liabilities sit with the polluter. The […]
