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Conveyancer comments on Leasehold reform proposals

Following a recent article regarding leasehold reform possibly not helping leaseholders enough some conveyancers believe that freeholders rights and needs should also be considered Are multi millionaire freeholders exploiting the system or innocent pensioner investors

Following our article last week on how the recent proposals on reforming the Land Registration Act of 2002 could prevent fraud many people now fear that additional standards and protocols will create increased delays to

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The Council for Licensed Conveyancers CLC has applied to the Legal Services Board LSB to improve their rules and regulations in the hope that it will create transparent information offered to legal services users and

A survey of over 2000 UK adults uncovers that 55 of people view gazumping restrictions as their top priority in new housing reforms These numbers increased to 64 of people surveyed that currently owned residential

Multiple reports published in the past year indicate that estate agents are in severe financial trouble A report produced by Moore Stephens indicates that 19 or 7000 estate agencies are struggling to survive in current

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Following a steady increase in borrowing and spending the Bank of England announced that UK interest rates are set to rise from 0 5 to 0 75 for the first time since they were lowered

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Recent recommendations by the Law Commission on reforming leasehold property have been compared to window dressing by those opposed to the reforms Louie Burns managing director of lease extension specialists Leasehold Solutions believes that the

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Despite Airbnb announcing 2017 profits of $93 Million and growing exponentially in recent years UK home owners are finding it extremely difficult to gain consent from mortgage lenders to rent out their homes even for

The government have recently announced the quarterly statistics on stamp duty claiming that 121 500 households have benefitted from the stamp duty cut This equates to a saving of over £284 million Currently first time

Conveyancers who fail to take reasonable steps to confirm clients identities under Law Commission recommendations to reform the Land Registration Act may be liable for millions of pounds to the HM Land Registry Looking at

Disciplinary proceedings

An appeal on behalf of a solicitor suspended for offences related to property by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal SDT has been rejected by the High Court The offences included lack of integrity and recklessness The

The national planning policy framework NPPF was quietly announced on the day that parliament disbursed for their summer vacation While they hoped to quietly distribute the report through the back door some are critical of

As of April this year the government have relaxed eligibility rules meaning households earning less than £80 000 and £90 000 in London can now use shared ownership schemes to own property When the average

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In March this year solicitors surveyors and estate agents in Northern Ireland agreed to a memorandum of understanding MOU to improve communications between all parties The agreement which offers another layer of reassurance of best

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