Category: Latest News

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Consultation on mansion tax launched as government outlines plans to raise £430m annually

20 May 2026

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Rebuilt ID platform offers fully rounded customer due diligence compliance

20 May 2026

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Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle and TV presenter AJ Odudu headline second Sort Ball

20 May 2026

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HMRC updates tax adviser guidance twice in one day

19 May 2026

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Signs of traditional property market spring bounce despite geopolitical upheaval as demand indicators increase

19 May 2026

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New legal careers platform matches job seekers with verified and regulated residential property firms

19 May 2026

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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market value’

19 May 2026

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CFIT unveils Open Property Roadmap to ‘modernise UK home buying’

18 May 2026

Completions static but pipeline of new homes likely to contract as a result of falling planning permissions

18 May 2026

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Private client work the most profitable for SME law firms

18 May 2026

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Survey reveals widespread use of unauthorised and open source AI, breaching client confidentiality

18 May 2026

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Failure to redeem charges on probate property sale cost solicitor £47,000 at tribunal

18 May 2026

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GOV.UK launches tax adviser registration tool for firms to check obligations

18 May 2026

Angela Rayner

Rayner cleared of ‘wrongdoing or carelessness’ as she settles £40,000 SDLT bill

15 May 2026

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‘Macro headwinds’ will lead to subdued property market in the short to medium term – RICS

15 May 2026

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Kitemark for upfront information providers to be developed as new representative group launches

15 May 2026

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King confirms leasehold reform remains on government agenda

14 May 2026

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CLC shares updated guidance on the treatment of VAT on disbursements

14 May 2026

Digital ID checks

Nine out of every 10 digital ID checks is successful, data reveals

14 May 2026

Second home holiday lets

Second home reclassification as holidays lets costing £400m in lost council tax and business rates

14 May 2026

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Leasehold complications lengthening transaction times, with conveyancing blamed for delays

13 May 2026

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Firm-wide CPD and peer-assessed training part of new CLC ongoing competence requirements

13 May 2026

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Updated valuation standards for multi-storey residential buildings with cladding

13 May 2026

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Half of homes don’t sell – Zoopla

13 May 2026

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Focus on quality, supervision and accountability for successful reform, conveyancing pressure group says

12 May 2026

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Speakers from MHCLG, CLC and Law Society confirmed for Bold Legal Group conference

12 May 2026

SRA Client money consultation

SRA shelves CILEX transfer after four year delay

12 May 2026

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Law Society says Mental Health Act must work for all; Conveyancing Foundation shares resources for conveyancers

12 May 2026

Land Data Local Charges Awards

Local Land Charges Excellence Awards recognise best performing councils

12 May 2026

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SRA seeks 29% funding increase ‘to move from reactive to proactive regulation’

11 May 2026

LSB calls for ‘urgent and immediate’ action from SRA, as it orders external audit of regulator’s compliance

11 May 2026

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Property market cooling is ‘short term’ – Halifax

11 May 2026