Throughout October and November solicitors and conveyancers across the country are asked to nominate the local authority that provides them with the best customer service. Nominations for the Customer Satisfaction Award for local authority searches

A new standardised procedure for buying and selling flats has been announced that it says will make property transactions easier. The Leasehold Property Enquiries Form, or LPE1, is a standardised questionnaire for the industry which

Eddie Goldsmith, Chairman of the Conveyancing Association has highlighted the need for more conveyancers, especially with the arrival of the second phase of Help to Buy. He said that many members of the Conveyancing Association

The SRA has warned that a member of the public has been sent a fake loan agreement purportedly prepared by “Advocates Menear Saw Solicitors” and signed by “Lawyer Menear Saw”. The agreement offers to loan

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has intervened into the practice of Mr Simon Andrew Clive Newbold, Ms Zakia Khalid and Mr Roy George at GPB Solicitors LLP based at GPB House, Arden Court, Arden Street,

The UK’s largest conveyancer myhomemove has revealed research that shows the average age of a first-time buyer (FTB) is set to fall by around six years, thanks to the Government’s new Help-to-Buy scheme, launched last

Julie Davis has been appointed as the new head of residential property at LCF Residential — the conveyancing division of the Ilkley-based law firm Last Cawthra Feather (LCF). Ms Davies has almost 30 years experience

As part of yesterday’s government reshuffle Housing Minister Mark Prisk was asked to step down. His replacement has not yet been formally announced. The decision will be confirmed this afternoon but junior minister Kris Hopkins

David Cameron will officially launch Help to Buy today, three months earlier than originally planned. He said on twitter this morning: “I’ll be launching #HelptoBuy later-it’s wrong that many people on the average wage can’t

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) intervened in Blueprint Property Lawyers of 3rd Floor 205 Wardour Street London W1F 8ZJ on Friday 4th October. The CLC want to assure existing clients of Blueprint Property Lawyers

A new international property search engine aims to shake up the UK property market by offering a completely free service to consumers. Propertini is a Californian based business that believes current services do not operate

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has intervened into the practice of Abode Solicitors at The Studio, Greengate, Cardale Park, Harrogate. The firm has been closed with immediate effect. The SRA will stop the firm from

Leicester, London, Leeds, Liverpool, Chelmsford, Bristol and Coventry have topped myhomemove’s Regional Buy-to-Let Index (2008-12) showing that students are helping to prop up the housing market, as buy-to-let investors opt for university towns. Leicester is

FORSTER DEAN Solicitors has welcomed Emma Pulley to their team in Crewe. Emma previously worked in their Widnes office. Emma Pulley said: “Having spent many years in our Widnes office I now look forward to

According to capital allowances tax specialists Catax Solutions, commercial property owners are set to lose more than three quarters of a billion pounds in unused tax relief over the next few years. The 2012 Finance

According to new research from property website Zoopla.co.uk owning a property instead of renting saves £1,098 per year on average. The average rental payment on a two-bedroom flat across the UK is £8,258 per year,

The Land Registry has released the latest figures for those organisations that hold accounts with them, showing their activity for August 2013. Information relating to applications for transfers for value (i.e. an approximation of purchase

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced Paul Philip will join as their next Chief Executive on 1st February 2014. Mr Phillip is currently the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the General

On 1st October the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2013 came into place changing the process for paper applications. You will now be able to send your paper applications to an office based on your

Frodsham based law firm Rowlinsons Solicitors has been shortlisted in the Practice Management category at the Law Society Excellence Awards. The award is given to firms who hold the Law Society’s coveted Lexcel quality standard

According to the Law Society Gazette almost 70 firms have failed to secure indemnity insurance before the renewal deadline closed last Monday. Firms were given an additional five days by the SRA to inform them

Convey Law, one of the largest specialist residential conveyancing companies in the UK, continues its expansion this year in hiring three new Conveyancers. The company, based in Newport, South Wales has enjoyed a successful year,

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers published yesterday its high level business plan to 2014, revealing that it will play to its strengths in property law. The business plan is designed to cope with the changing

The SRA has issued a warning to that there are just 28 days remaining for firms and individuals to complete this year’s PC renewals exercise. They say that less than a fifth of the regulated

In August gross lending by mutuals increased 32% to £4bn, up from £3bn in August 2012. According to the latest figures from the Building Societies Association (BSA) gross lending by mutuals for the first eight

haart estate agents has predicted that the second phase of the Help to Buy scheme will cause a substantial uplift in the housing market. They believe that both first time buyers will ripple up the

‘I think winning the award at an Estate Agency ceremony is particularly important because obviously we are serving not just the customer who is buying the house but also the agents to whom we feel

Introduction This case provides a very useful resume of the law on rectification and the courts powers where it is alleged the terms of a contract do not reflect the parties’ agreement. It is worth

Kathryn Taylor, a spokesperson for the Conveyancing Association responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme will be extended to all properties from next week, three months earlier than expected.  Commenting

Conveyancing Association (CA) members won seven out of twelve awards at the ‘Law Firm Services Conveyancing Awards’ in Coventry on Thursday, demonstrating more than ever that CA members are the best of the best in

Countrywide plc announced on Thursday that they have entered into an agreement with Lambert Smith Hampton Acquisitions Limited, and Sankaty European Investments Sarl to acquire Lambert Smith Hampton Limited for a total cash consideration of

On 9th August, Safe-Move walked, jogged and sprinted(!) their own Race for Life between their offices in Midway and the Shoulder of Mutton pub in Shelf. The event meant that since 2007 Safe-Move has raised