A new online service named Application Enquiry has been launched by Land Registry, which they say enables organisations and professionals to view the progress of applications in real time. The free online portal replaces the Read More
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Just 17% of Chartered Surveyors think there will be an increase in property sales in the next three months according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. RICS say prices have been coming down since December Read More
Government trumpets 150,000 Help to Buy completions. 150,000 completions have been made under the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee programme since it’s inception two years ago, Read More
The Conveyancing Association has called for the Chancellor George Osborne to seek stability when it comes to the housing and mortgage markets in next week’s budget. The CA have also said they don’t Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have said there will be no extension to the current insurance cover for closed firms beyond the present six year run-off period. Any practice that has shut since September 2000 without a Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have announced they will be holding a free conference on new ideas and innovations in the legal sector. The event is set to take part at Millbank Tower in London at Read More
Mid Devon District Council have been voted the winners of the Customer Satisfaction Award at the Land Data 2016 Local Land Charges Awards. Solicitors and licensed conveyancers voted for the 9th annual award and were asked Read More
The Law Society have published new information on upcoming changes to the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD). The EU-wide initiative brings a new framework of conduct for mortgage firms and is closely aligned with the UK’Read More
The Legal Ombudsman has published advice on how best to keep clients on side during the conveyancing process. Conveyancing accounted for 23% of complaints last year with the Ombudsman saying managing expectations is the key to Read More
The Law Society could be about to lose practising fee funding with the Ministry of Justice saying they intend for lawyers to no longer be required to make a financial contribution to their representative body. Read More
The Law Society has called on the profession to pay those undertaking work experience “where possible” to help ensure diversity in the profession. In a 2014 survey the Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society found Read More
The Land Registry’s website is set to be unavailable from 6.30pm on Friday 4th March until 6.00am on the following Monday morning. Access to the portal, Business Gateway and Find a property services will Read More
Following its inaugural Conference held in December 2015, the Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has booked Stamford Bridge once again for its Conference and Dinner, this year taking place on Read More
According to newly released statistics, Land Registry completed 186,183 statistics in January, down from 199,972 in December and 206,321 in November In total there were over 1,422,400 applications including 351,291 applications in respect of registered land (dealings), down over 8,000 from Read More
The Property Codes Compliance Board has taken what it says is an “unusual step” in publicly criticizing some local councils who they say are holding up property transactions through “very poor service”. Delays in conveyancing Read More
The Law Society have attacked the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority’s proposals for a single qualifying exam saying could prevent the most talented joining the profession. The response, written by the society’s president Jonathan Read More
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has published it’s annual report for 2015 and outlined it’s plans for the current year including reforms to qualifying as a conveyancer. By Autumn 2016 the CLC say people will Read More
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has been criticised for calling for partially unfinished properties to be exempt from Council Tax despite longer than ever completion rates. Brian Berry, Chief Exec of the FMB, said Read More
The Legal Services Board has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to their Practising Certificate Fee (PCF) rules. The proposed changes are to Rule 10 of the PCF Rules which sets out the criteria against which Read More
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