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The following is comment from David Halpern QC and Ben Patten QC who appeared for Dreamvar (UK) Ltd. David Halpern QC “The Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 15th May 2018 in the cases
Can you provide us with some background, what were the main questions to be dealt with by the Court of Appeal? The case involved a fraudulent property transaction. Dreamvar is a small property company that
This is a response from Niten Chauhan acted for P & P Property, and has been for the last 4 years, regarding the latest ruling on ‘P & P Property Limited –v- Owen White &
New research shows that new build homes made up less than 14% of total property sales in England and Wales during 2016.
Winners at the recent ESTAS Awards are pleased to have received recognition for the standard of customer service they provide.
August saw a significant rise in the number of properties lodged for registration. According to HM Land Registry data, the total saw a monthly rise of 5,039.
The case which saw the Law Society described as having abused its position has recently been settled according to recent reports.
Keoghs Conveyancing is proud to announce that its achievements have been recognised at one of the UK’s largest conveyancing awards just 10 months after its inception.
Voting is now open for a survey launched by the Property Academy aiming to find the best estate agency suppliers.
A national equity release advice service has now boosted its expertise with the addition of a new firm.
A conveyancing solicitor has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after more than £1.2 million went missing from a client account.
In September 2016 the BBC reported ‘Residents who had to evacuate their homes after a river wall collapsed are locked in a dispute over repairs they fear could cost £500,000. They own the boundary wall
New data has revealed that total housing wealth accessible through equity release grew to £372 billion in the three months to June 2017.
This is one of the questions in the Con29DW. But why is there such a question in the first place?
A briefing paper published by the House of Commons last week outlines the Government’s plans for leasehold and commonhold reform.
A solicitor has been removed from practice for dishonestly understating purchase prices on two properties in order to avoid paying stamp duty (SDLT).
Law firms, like other companies, will sometimes experience short-term resourcing issues. This may be because of a key member of staff leaving, through maternity or paternity leave, sickness or perhaps just due to volume of
In this post, Sam Holmes, an environmental consultant at Groundsure, discusses the on-going challenge of creating sustainable housing. If you have any questions or would like further information please feel free to contact Sam directly
Crimestoppers, the independent crime-fighting charity, has launched its national consumer fraud awareness campaign in partnership with the Safe Buyer Scheme.
Customers of new conveyancing firm LPL will benefit from a better quality of service and a more personal approach.
Keoghs Conveyancing it pleased to announce it has been shortlisted for the North West Regional Conveyancer of the Year Award by Law Firm Services Limited.
The Safe Buyer Scheme is pleased to announce that, following recognition of the steps they have taken to prevent fraud in the property industry, they are now working with Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers is an independent charity
Our recent CPD event included a very interesting talk from Jan Boothroyd, the Chief Executive of Land Data, on Local Authority Searches.
Last month national law firm Shoosmiths announced the launch of a new conveyancing team in Manchester as a result of its growing expansion in the region. John Fitzsimons caught up with partner Lisa Gibbs (LG),
The conveyancing arm of one of the UK’s foremost defendant legal firms is looking to add to their rapidly growing team.
Following the launch of the new tmconvey platform, Jane Towner, Business Services Director at tmgroup, takes a look back at the last 10 years, and the key changes that underpin their latest developments:
Investigation and Supervision of the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) delivered a risk outlook at a Legal Eye seminar in Birmingham on 1 March 2017.
The prospect of a general election is likely to further slow the housing market, according to industry experts.
Yesterday’s removal of the proposal for privatisation from the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been welcomed by many in the legal industry, clearly demonstrating that further consideration is required on all implications of the
Older savers forced to look for alternative ways of generating income have turned to equity release to boost their savings.
Research has suggested that equity release has increased due to a growing dependence on the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad.
Experts have shared their thoughts on the proposed dementia tax and the potential impact it could have on the ability of pensioners to top-up their income through equity release.