by Rob | Mar 22, 2019 | News
Buyers of Persimmon new-builds are to have the right to hold back 1.5% of the total purchase value of a property to allow for snagging issues.
by Rob | Mar 21, 2019 | News
Top-500 conveyancers should be braced to be ‘named and shamed’ by HM Land Registry, which will begin publishing error rates for applications such as register updates, first registrations and new leases this month.
by Rob | Mar 21, 2019 | News
A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes.
by Rob | Mar 21, 2019 | News
Regulators are to demand that hundreds of law firms explain exactly what they are doing to comply with money laundering rules.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with an outright ban.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2019 | News
The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and estate agents complied with consumer protection regulations” by providing more information upfront.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Despite increased attempts to crack down on money laundering, the opaque and murky reality of UK property ownership was made clear this weekend with the announcement that more than £56 billion worth is secretly owned.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2019 | News
The government have made a public declaration that it would be legally possible to introduce legislation to remove onerous and unfair ground rents in existing leases.
by Rob | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Regulators are to demand that hundreds of firms explain exactly what they are doing to comply with money laundering rules – with tough penalties promised for those falling short.
by Rob | Mar 19, 2019 | News
Leaseholders have been coerced into instructing conveyancing solicitors who are too cosy with developers, according to MPs.
