Property – Page 4
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NewsAdvisory panel to prepare housing market for commonhold
Law Society among members of Commonhold Council that will advise government.
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NewsEx-client sues firm over ‘ridiculous’ ground rent clause
Leaseholder claims to have been unaware that ground rent would double every five years.
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NewsRegistry unveils 'gold standard' digital ID for property purchase
New standard for digital biometric identity checking marks 'exciting milestone towards a truly digital conveyancing process'.
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NewsCut office space? We want more, says leading city centre firm
JMW boss says most staff are keen to return to working in an office environment.
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NewsBudget 2021: Solicitors react to stamp duty confirmation
Fears for overstretched property sector as transaction volumes expected to rise.
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NewsIndex charts practice areas 'devastated' by pandemic
Property, crime, immigration and litigation have suffered most, says LexisNexis.
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NewsConveyancing bill would impose minimum standards
Conservative MP Marco Longhi claims solicitors are not always highlighting potential downsides to a residential purchase.
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NewsConveyancers warned of letters causing delays
Mortgage lender says unnecessary correspondence can be avoided by checking handbook guidance.
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NewsReal estate lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard put at risk of redundancy
Firm says it must address over-capacity and opts against making cuts across workforce.
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NewsWhat you may have missed from the magazine
A digest of important developments since our last print edition.
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NewsBank deal gives claims giant 'headroom' as profits plummet
Underlying earnings in the first half of 2020 expected to fall from £3.4m to as little as £1m.
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NewsFirm hire: Payne Hicks Beach appoints new partner
Leading London law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, is delighted to announce the appointment of partner Emma Copestake who joins the firm’s Property department, effective 1 July 2020.
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NewsNews focus: Housing market reboots
Lockdown stymied the plans of 450,000 homebuyers and renters. Now the government’s plan to restart the market poses new public health challenges for conveyancers.
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NewsPersonal injury group sees pre-Covid annual profits tumble by £7.6m
National Accident Helpline admits market is challenging but sees reasons to stay positive.
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NewsFirm sees off £600k negligence claim over aborted property purchase
Judge says firm made mistake but that claimants could not prove they would have gone ahead with deal.
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NewsOxford professors suffered loss from law firm’s negligence
Failure to register property sale restriction caused a loss to claimants.
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NewsDAC Beachcroft looks to cut real estate jobs
A total of 10 roles are at risk in Leeds and London, firm reveals.
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NewsAutomatic email sign-off counts as signature, rules High Court
Contract was binding because solicitor signed off with same details generated on every email.
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NewsPostal order payments to continue despite use in title fraud
HM Land Registry says it accepts fees by postal order because some customers do not have a bank account.
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NewsLawyers billed £8.8m for sale of Network Rail arches
National Audit Office states that transaction costs increased following discussions in Whitehall.