LSB study suggests unethical barriers limiting progress on EDI

LSB Announces Enhanced Independence For Legal Regulators

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published a qualitative study on the experiences of 30 legal professionals from underrepresented groups trying to get into, feel part of, and succeed in the legal profession. While not designed to be statistically representative, the sample included a mix of gender identities, sexualities, ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic backgrounds, […]

#LegalPride2023: Solicitors in the spotlight

Newly released data unveiled for Pride highlights the experiences of Lesbian Gay and Bisexual (LGB) solicitors, with 80% feeling supported by their peers and 78% feeling that the work they do is meaningful. The Law Society’s 2022 Practising Certificate (PC) Holder Survey reveals the workplace culture faced by LGB solicitors. Seven in 10 (69%) of […]

Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s property transaction results

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Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider) comments on HMRC’s property transactions data for April 2023. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, the property data and insight provider, commented: Today’s figures show a significant decline in property transactions, 25% down on the month previous and 8% down from just one year ago. This can […]

Home Truths: Financial crime in the property transaction

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With criminals becoming ever more sophisticated, it’s critical that property professionals keep up to date to recognise the warning signs of fraud, understand new regulatory obligations and implement working practices that reduce their vulnerability to attack. About On 8th December 2021, Thirdfort’s Head of Legal, Sam Ruback, led a panel discussion with experts from the […]

Labour plans to buy cheaper land by using Compulsory Purchase Orders

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Labour is planning to reform how land is valued under Compulsory Purchase Order and plans to give local officials more power to buy cheap land and develop on it. In government, Labour says that it would seek to overturn the 1981 Land Compensation Act, which prevents councils from buying plots for development at their agricultural […]

Registration of buildings with Building Safety Regulator now underway

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Hundreds of high-rise buildings are being registered with the new building safety regulator as the stricter regime to protect residents begins. Around 750 applications have been opened with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) since its registration process for high-rise buildings opened last month. BSR is pleased with the early response from the building industry […]