Legal executives to get ‘same status’ as solicitors, SRA suggests

A Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) document suggests that legal executives should get the “same status” as solicitors and become aligned in the standards that apply to them, according to reports. After carefully evaluating both regulators’ comments to CILEX’s “case for change”, CILEX declared that it would move through with its plans to transfer regulation of […]

97% of buyers would pull out of a sale due to a ‘nightmare neighbour’

New research has found that when it comes to selling your home, a “nightmare neighbour” could end up costing you over £20,000, although 97% of buyers would pull out of the purchase completely.  House Buyer Bureau surveyed over 2,000 UK homebuyers on the topic of nightmare neighbours to see how it can impact their appetite […]

Due diligence ‘well-advanced’ as PEXA looks to complete Smoove acquisition

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Smoove has announced that the formal due diligence process between itself and PEXA regarding the latter’s proposed acquisition is “well-advanced”. Discussions have been underway in some form since April of this year. The deal would see PEXA, a synchronised settlement platform hailing from Australia, acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of […]