Property


Solicitor who left clients “high and dry” struck off

25 February 2021

A solicitor left clients “high and dry” by failing to register their property purchases and pay stamp duty, while misappropriating some £175,000 of their money, a tribunal has found.


Average conveyancing firm saw transactions fall 21% last year

25 February 2021

The average conveyancing firm completed 21% fewer transactions last year, although the market did rebound strongly at the end of the year, with transaction volumes up 27% in just one month.


Solicitor failed to check whether jailed client wanted to sell property

24 February 2021

A veteran solicitor did not confirm that his imprisoned client had given instructions to transfer a £300,000 property to his mother, with the client claiming after it happened that he knew nothing about it.


Conveyancers set sights on growth after challenging year

24 February 2021

A large number of conveyancers are focused on growing their businesses this year, even though some have struggled to cope with the workload of a hot property market, research has found.


MPs warn of dangers of stamp duty “cliff edge”

3 February 2021

Conservative and Labour MPs have warned of the danger that the property market will fall off a “cliff edge” when the stamp duty holiday ends at the end of March.


Parliament to debate call to extend SDLT holiday extension

28 January 2021

MPs will next week debate a petition signed by over 130,000 people calling for a six-month extension to the stamp duty land tax holiday, which is due to end on 31 March.


High Court rejects “unmeritorious claim” against barrister

15 January 2021

The High Court has rejected an “unmeritorious” negligence claim against a barrister brought by a former law lecturer acting as a litigant in person.


Treasury cool on renewed call to extend SDLT holiday

15 January 2021

The time-limited nature of the stamp duty land tax holiday is why people are looking to use it, the government has said in response to conveyancers’ call to extend it.


Minister urges councils to speed up searches amid conveyancing rush

8 January 2021

The housing minister has written to local authorities whose delays in returning searches are putting conveyancers under pressure ahead of the stamp duty holiday deadline on 31 March.


Search organisations set out insurance rules for conveyancers

23 December 2020

The body that represents property search companies has written to conveyancers’ representatives to set out ground rules for using search insurance at a time when councils are struggling to deliver.

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