FCS & Rightmove team up to tackle money laundering
The first of 2021’s free webinars will cover the role of the money laundering reporting officer
Top law firm hit with huge fine over ‘serious’ AML failings
Mishcon de Reya has been ordered to pay a £232,500 penalty by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for breaches committed between 2015 and 2017
Major estate agency ‘could face a bill of as much as £30m’ after alleged tenancy rules breach
The Telegraph has reported that Purplebricks “could face a bill of as much as £30m after it put thousands of landlords at risk of being fined through a failure to follow basic tenancy law.” The estate agency estimates its liability to be “in the range of £2m-9m”.
Bogus high-end building firm used a fake show home
Fraudsters used a kitchen extension built by someone else to lure in £800k from unsuspecting homeowners across London and the Home Counties
Class action case against online estate agencies moves forward with ‘hundreds’ of claimants
Contractors 4 Justice says it has been “inundated with interest from hundreds upon hundreds of Purplebricks agents in particular”. Purplebricks insists “there is no legal basis for this potential action”.
Scotland to regulate short-let properties
New laws could mandate licenses for Airbnb hosts and holiday rentals in Scotland.
Kingsley Napley creates new tax practice
“The intention is to service tax matters in-house more than the firm has done historically and to add further specialists in due course,” says top law firm as it recruits new partners.
A seller’s market snapshot: fail to prepare, prepare to fail
Lawyer Annabel Dean shares some practical tips for those looking to compete in this most challenging of markets…
How to protect against ‘Friday fraud’
Legal bodies issue official guidance for buyers as cases of conveyancing fraud soar amid the market boom.
Kingsley Napley boosts real estate team
Claire Lamkin has moved from Blake Morgan to become the sixth Partner in Kingsley Napley’s Real Estate & Construction team.