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Whilst generally welcoming the reduced payment windows for stamp duty land tax (SDLT), the Law Society and City of London Law Society have warned that unless certain exemptions are permitted, errors may creep in. The
The latest episode of Rip Off Britain aired live on BBC this morning (12 October 2016) sheds fresh light to consumers on email scams within property transactions.
Placing a form A restriction upon a title if a conveyancer neglected to indicate the exact nature of the tenancy at the point of registration, has been the well-established default practice of the Land Registry.
The new rules introduced on 1st April require buyers of multiple properties to pay a three percentage point increase on their level of stamp duty. Confusion surrounding the new rules may largely be a result
After more than 30 years, another part of the UK has confirmed it is to scrap the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme.
Contrary to initial fears of the housing market being paralysed by Brexit fears, the latest research has shown a 10.4% rise in property supply UK-wide. According to HouseSimple.com, listings of properties have bounced back after
It has been confirmed today (29 September 2016) that the Help to Buy scheme will not continue to operate after the end of the year. Chancellor Philip Hammond stated in a letter to the Bank
Land Registry have sent out a warning regarding recent email scams received by their customers.
The latest residential property transaction data shows the market remains resilient to Brexit, though are impact fears premature?
Delegates showed their generosity at this year’s LFS Awards during fundraising for the two worthy causes.
Howells Solicitors became standout high achievers at last night’s LFS Awards, with a clean sweep of award wins.
We open up the next section of the SRA Risk Outlook 2016 – acting with independence and integrity.
As of 30th August 2016, Land Registry will be changing the way they manage post labelled “Private & Confidential”.
Following other recent stamp duty changes and even calls for scrapping stamp duty (SDLT) altogether, the Government are now holding an open consultation surrounding changes to the filing and payment process. The idea is to
Here are the latest scam alerts as issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Emails claiming to be “Walter Simmons”, “Bernard Grimms” and “Bernard Andrews” from Comptons Solicitors LLP The emails claim to be regarding
The residential market activity is still declining, but it’s predicted this will change in the near future, according to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey for July 2016. Dwindling buyer enquiries, completed transactions and new
Land Registry applications must go to the new address from 1st September, as this may affect the priority of your application.
We provide a summary of another key risk factor within the SRA Risk Outlook 2016 and what this means for your firm.
The next in our Risk Outlook 2016 series looks into the importance of catering your service to manage needs of all clients.
Similarly to May’s Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) figures, borrowing is defying predictions.
The Government are pressured to put more focus on the ongoing issue of housing supply, following recent reports.
The first in our SRA Risk Outlook series, looking at access to services and how clarity is the best policy.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have released their 2016/17 Risk Outlook, outlining the main areas of risk within the legal sector, what this means to you and actions that can be taken in order to
In association with InfoTrack, Today’s Conveyancer will be running a series of insightful surveys that will allow is to gather data regarding your thoughts on the conveyancing profession and where it’s heading. Throughout the series,
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – Q1 2016 edition Q1 transactions were 10% higher than the pre-Mortgage Market Review (MMR) surge of Q1 2014 and also up 15% year-on-year Challenger firms ranking 11 to 50
It’s free to enter and winning an award can provide great PR for your company, as well as demonstrating excellence and your achievements to clients. It’s also a great way to acknowledge your team’s achievements!
At last week’s annual general meeting the LSSA membership welcomed the continuing development of Free2Convey but also recognised the differences between Pracctice and some LSSA members in commercial and market strategy, functional scope and product
Last week I had the privilege of being given a behind the scenes look at the new venue for the Law Firm Services (LFS) Conference and Awards. Located within the Resorts World building, a short
Results from a study published this month, commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), have revealed the level of unimplemented planning permission for new build homes has been increasing year-on-year. The LGA represents more than
Following the departure of Grenville Turner earlier this month, Countrywide’s Chief Information Officer, Oliver Skagerlind, is now yet another senior employee to announce his impending departure from the business. Having come from a financial background,
This week, Today’s Conveyancer attended the much anticipated Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) Annual Conference – organised in association with the Bold Legal Group (BLG). Attendance appeared significantly up in last year and attendees were
Land Registry held the first Local Land Charges (LLC) National Conference this week on Wednesday 4th November at the Albert Hall Conference Centre in Nottingham. The purpose of the day was to ensure the local