Couple who claimed LPE1 answers scared off buyers face £180,000 court costs
A couple who said that their freeholder’s answers on an LPE1 had scared off buyers are facing a £180,000 bill after a judge rejected their claim. Prof Daslav Brkic (pictured outside court) and his wife Paola Salmoria told Central London County Court that their freeholder and upstairs neighbour, Douglas Palin, had caused offers for their […]
Law Society calls for clear plan to roll out ombudsman’s new complaints model
The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) proposed model complaints resolution procedure (MCRP), but warned the organisation must be clear on how the strategy will be rolled out. Last month, LeO launched a call for input on its draft MCRP, a new framework aimed at improving the consistency and […]
Bracknell Forest now able to offer personal searches with council searches to follow
Bracknell Forest Council is able to begin work on the backlog of searches it has received since the implementation of a new IT system rendered their search services inoperable. In an update released last week, the council said it is testing a “workaround” that will allow it to issue personal searches, which had successfully issued […]
Firms go extra mile with charity and wellbeing initiatives
Conveyancers have been focusing their efforts on fundraising and wellbeing initiatives in recent weeks, raising both money and awareness for good causes. Simplify’s conveyancing and property services operations teams have raised more than £7,000 for the Simplify Charitable Trust by climbing England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike (pictured). The 40-strong team said they enjoyed a strong […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – No questions asked?
I have a lovely client. She loves the area where she lives in a rented property. She loves the house she rents. So when a house a few doors up came on the market, she jumped at the opportunity to buy it. The survey revealed some issues with the boiler – not unusual, other than […]
Post completion is entering its most important era – and most firms are not ready
PCC Education Hub’s Priscilla Sinder and Maria Hardy set out recent changes in the post-completion landscape and explain how firms can ensure performance doesn’t just remain solid, but creates opportunities for growth. For years, post‑completion has been treated as the quiet end of the conveyancing process: essential, technical, and largely invisible. But in recent […]