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Continuing to pursue an agenda of modernisation, a review of the Law Society’s governance is under way.
Outperforming the national average of 26%, the UK’s new towns have seen a general price growth of 32% over the past decade.
Land Registry have stated that cancelled application results will be returned to a customer’s online portal account, regardless of whether the application was sent though the post.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have recently confirmed that rules regarding firms publishing price information may be revealed as soon as summer 2017.
The Supreme Court yesterday (24/01/17) ruled that Parliamentary support was required in order for article 50 to be triggered, rejecting the appeal from the government.
During the final month of 2016, sales for both first time and home buyers went against the usual seasonal trends according to NAEA research.
Revealing the monthly estimated figures for both residential and non-residential property transactions, HMRC property statistics for December 2016 have recently been released.
Following the decision made by the Supreme Court yesterday (24/01/17) , speculation is brewing in regards to the impact on the government and the UK as a whole.
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Despite activity being 8.5% lower than 2015, data for December has revealed a steady end to the year with a 0.2% month-on-month increase in residential property transactions. After
In the South West, demand for numerous legal roles is being driven by heightened activity within various sectors.
For the first time in five years, the number of people moving home has fallen, according to recent research.
In a judgement released today (24/01/17), the Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must vote on whether the government can initiate the Brexit process. Following the judgement in 2016, this decision means that the Prime
Earlier this morning (24/01/17), the Supreme Court ruled that the government requires Parliamentary approval before Article 50 can be triggered.
The latest research has indicated that housing market activity during December 2016 was up 40% on December 2014.
According to recent research, the amount of equity released by homeowners during 2016 was nearly a third higher than 2015 (30%).
The Transaction Data indicates that in December, 1,271,900 applications were completed by Land Registry.
Lawyers and advisers who enable tax evasion may be subject to harsher consequences following the introduction of tougher sanctions at the start of 2017.
Within the legal sector, email hacking within conveyancing transactions is the most commonly occurring cyber crime.
The option to lodge first registrations with certified copy deeds rather than originals was introduced by Land Registry in November 2016.
In addition to conveyancing cyber theft, scams, where criminal groups target empty properties to apply for a loan or mortgage, are once more being brought to the attention of homeowners.
According to recent statistics, house purchase lending grew by 5% during November.
Within the legal sector, conveyancing tends to be the most popular area for cybercrime to occur.
Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLP) and Compliance Officers for Finance and Administration (COFA) have vital roles in the regime of outcome focused regulation of the SRA.
The rush to remortgage is predicted to continue in 2017.
Where the housing market is concerned, 2017 has so far shown a “steady start”.
There has been a 0.8% rise in home sales between October and November 2016 according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).
According to recent research, growth in house prices has jumped to the highest point since March 2016, due to a lack of housing supply following the EU referendum vote.
As 2017 begins, overall price growth continues to decline. The market in London continues to fall which is negatively affecting the national average.
A mother and daughter who tried to take control of a £3million Kensington property have received a guilty verdict.
A rise in revenues and average selling prices has been reported in recent research, which has been attributed to increased demand since the EU referendum result.
2016 saw more first-time home buyers than at any point since the financial crisis, according to new research.
The Church of England is being urged by a Christian charity to free unused land in order for affordable homes to be built.