by Rob | Jan 17, 2020 | News
Legal firm Osborne Clarke says HMRC wants to recoup some of the £8.3 billion annual undeclared earnings, some of which is hidden by self-employed staff like hybrid agency LPEs, it is claimed.
by Rob | Jan 17, 2020 | News
HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data – contrary to its earlier promises.
by Rob | Jan 17, 2020 | News
IT professional and blogger Peter Ellis Jones said the mock-up reflects what listings might look like if the portal were “more aligned with buyers”.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Professional freeholders are about to become more important than ever.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
There is speculation that either Jenrick or McVey – or possibly both – will have to go.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Pressure is increasing on agents and portals to ensure leasehold terms are spelled out in all property listings, amid concerns that there will be a government crackdown on mis-selling.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
A new service, Property Information Packs, is to roll out nationwide within the next three months, aiming at speeding up conveyancing and reducing fall-throughs.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
An experienced solicitor has been fined £20,000 for misconduct after being duped into accepting that a woman was who she said she was because he did not require documentary proof.
by Rob | Jan 16, 2020 | News
HMLR remains optimistic about efforts to reform land charge data to make the conveyancing process less stressful – despite acknowledging that the work is going slower than expected.
by Rob | Jan 15, 2020 | News
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that leaseholders will get a redress mechanism as he promised that long-awaited legislation on reform of the controversial form of tenure is on its way.
