Firm sees off £1.9m negligence claim
Selling party claimed terms of contract meant it lost money in delayed transaction.
View ArticleJudgment casts spotlight on ‘sale and rent back’
Scheme ‘could not have worked’ if solicitors had ‘complied with their professional obligations’.
View ArticleDischarge dilemma
Can anything be done to persuade mortgage lenders to transmit discharges promptly?
View ArticleFirm sees off £1.9m negligence claim
Selling party claimed terms of contract meant it lost money in delayed transaction.
View ArticleNegligence actions against law firms soar
High Court cases multiply as time runs out to pursue ‘credit crunch’ claims.
View ArticleUniversity of Law eyes property sales
Today’s £68m deal for prestigious London campus could be first of many, as Montagu Private Equity looks to raise cash.
View ArticleJudge shaves £100k off ‘disproportionate’ costs bill
Firm claimed costs on an indemnity basis of more than £200,000, which included charge for 111 partner hours.
View ArticleJudge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim
High Court describes as ‘wishful thinking’ allegations that Yorkshire firm removed or destroyed key documents.
View ArticleSociety hits out at new EU rules for mortgages
The Treasury has been tasked with implementing the EU mortgage credit directive by March 2016.
View ArticleConveyancing portal Veyo reports registration surge
Almost half of conveyancing practices have signed up to the online system.
View ArticleScots seek to oust Welsh as estate agency watchdogs
Law Society of Scotland fears ABSs will be subject to dual regulation under UK Estate Agents Act.
View ArticleFurther ‘Wales-only’ law affects landlords
The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 places an obligation on all private landlords who have a rental property in Wales to register.
View ArticleSolicitor struck off for aiding £4.3m investment fraud
Dale Walker currently serving time in jail for involvement in land-banking scam.
View ArticleFormer property head struck off for ‘elaborate’ deception
Disciplinary tribunal finds equity partner Robert Flynn guilty of acting dishonestly.
View ArticleSDT strikes off solicitor who misled High Court
Marie-Garrard Newton admitted giving untrue oral evidence at the trial of a High Court action.
View ArticleLand Registry privatisation back on – reports
A £1bn-plus sale of Land Registry was shelved last year but chancellor George Osborne is understood to have revived the plan.
View ArticleM&S loses landmark property case in Supreme Court
‘Spectre’ of former tenants clawing back ‘overpaid’ rent recedes.
View ArticleAppeal clears way for solicitor’s minicab business
A solicitor has won a second shot at evicting tenants in order to run a cab company and legal practice from the same site.
View ArticleSociety proposes ‘single test’ to allay stamp duty fears
Higher SDLT rate on the purchase of additional residential properties comes into force on 1 April.
View ArticleAppeal court rejects dishonesty finding against solicitors
Judgment says High Court failed to deal with two solicitors’ potentially good defence.
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