by Rob | Nov 14, 2019 | News
A number of searches are taking longer than the Government’s target of ten days.
by Rob | Nov 14, 2019 | News
Thousands of shared owners and leaseholders are now struggling to sell or remortgage their flats as surveyors and mortgage lenders require assurances that the materials on their buildings comply with the Government’s advice.
by Rob | Nov 14, 2019 | News
This is the latest legislative attempt to tackle the problem of money laundering, which costs the UK economy alone £37 billion every year.
by Rob | Nov 14, 2019 | News
Courts can set aside government regulations that are incompatible with human rights legislation, the Supreme Court ruled in a case that stemmed from challenges to the 2013 housing benefit changes widely labelled the ‘bedroom tax’.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2019 | News
“My view is that conveyancing standards are at an all-time low, certainly in the 20 years that I have been in the Profession and I see no signs of improvement.”
by Rob | Nov 12, 2019 | News
An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions.
by Rob | Nov 12, 2019 | News
ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents, conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched its own review platform.
by Rob | Nov 11, 2019 | News
The proposed implementation of Reservation Agreements has been high on the Government’s agenda in a bid to reduce the risk of fall throughs across England and Wales.
by Rob | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Businesses submitted almost half a million suspicious activity reports (SARs) in 2018-19 – but the majority of reports regarding potential money laundering were never referred to law enforcement.
by Rob | Nov 7, 2019 | News
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of what a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would mean for the housing market.
