CON29DW: Understanding adoption agreements
DWSN – Free webinar. Thursday 13 February Our next webinar will provide insights into the key issues that conveyancers and their clients need to be aware of in relation to adoption agreements and the information provided in the CON29DW Residential and CON29DW Commercial. Knowing if the water and sewerage pipes serving a property have been/or will […]
Future of land use consultation seeks ‘national conversation’ on regeneration
The government has launched a consultation on a new ‘strategic approach to managing land use’ in England. A ‘Land Use Framework’ will use ‘the most sophisticated land use data and toolkit ever published in our country’s history’ according to Environment Secretary Steve Reed to support decision making around delivering infrastructure, housing and power. In a […]
Brachers the latest addition to PE-backed Lawfront
Maidstone and Canterbury based full-service firm Brachers LLP is the latest acquisition by private-equity backed Lawfront in a deal that takes the group past £100m revenue. Brachers is Lawfront’s fifth large regional firm acquisition and the eleventh in total; including Nelsons, Slater Heelis, Fisher Jones Greenwood and Farleys Solicitors. The group have said their strategy […]
Lenders withdraw mortgage offers after EWS1 certificate furore
Major lenders are withdrawing mortgage offers for properties with fire safety certificates issued by a fire engineering company amid concerns about the ‘accuracy and vigour’ of the work. Although there is no formal register of EWS1 certificates analysis by the Building Safety Register has found just under half (410) EWS1 certificates were signed off between […]
10 years service for Sort Group staff
Three members of staff from Derby-based property, legal and financial firm, Sort Group, are celebrating a decade of service with the company; the first non-founders of Sort Group to achieve the milestone. Carolyn Mars, Group Head of HR, and Emma Brown, Group Head of Marketing, celebrated their 10-year anniversaries on 5 January, followed by Roy […]
