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London can proudly boast the most expensive house in the world. Valued at £1.2 billion, Buckingham Palace, which is technically Crown property, is not only the costliest home on the planet but, with 775 rooms,
Earlier in April, Today’s Conveyancer wrote about the completion of the first full property transaction based on distributed ledger technology. The pilot, carried out in partnership with the Instant Property Network (IPN) and using R3
With the media in the UK consumed by news of Britain’s imminent (we think) departure from the EU, it is a refreshing revelation that out there, in the big, wide world, other nations are concerned
On 29th March 2019, 200 people gathered together at The May Fair Hotel in London for a glamorous gala dinner to celebrate the achievements of Paralegals from across the UK. This is the first awards
In the world of conveyancing, there are minnows and sharks, and according to recent data from the Land Registry, the former are falling victim to market capitalisation by the latter. While the overall picture for
As conveyancers face potential reductions in workloads due to factors such as economic uncertainty; volumes of remortgage work remain high. Towards the end of 2018, average buy-to-let mortgage payments were the lowest on record, with
Yesterday, conveyancing legal cashier, Sian Mclear-Dyer (29), was jailed for 2 years and 8 months by Chester Crown Court for stealing £320,000 from her licensed conveyancer employer in hundreds of smaller value thefts from the
Delegates attending the Conveyancing Association’s annual conference yesterday heard a series of presentations about how technology is changing the way that conveyancers work; and the ways in which consumers expect to interact with their legal
This Friday sees the biggest and best bash in our industry take place, when The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards sponsored by SearchFlow are held at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London. The ESTAS
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called for a stamp duty cut to “rebalance the UK housing market and reignite activity across all tenures”. The petition, which forms part of calls for a
Following ongoing legal proceedings and concern among conveyancers, the conclusion of the case has been long awaited by the industry, who have been in search of clarity over which party should bear liability where fraud
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.