Legal
Conveyancers outline their plan for leasehold reform
The Legal Sector Group publishes a suite of proposals to patch up, speed up and generally improve the UK's leasehold landscape
Savills wins long-running six-figure commission case on appeal
Court of Appeal decides in estate agency's favour over a property deal which went through in 2012
‘Get ready for PropTech 3.0’: Why 2017 is the year that technology transforms the property industry
"2017 seems to mark a turning point. PropTech has been building such mass and momentum that it will change the world"
Appeal dismissed in super-prime negligence case
Interesting one involving the purchase of a £26m mansion in St John's Wood
Government moots a public register of overseas companies with UK property
Thoughts wanted on a world-first "beneficial ownership register" for overseas companies which hold UK property assets
Mother and daughter jailed in £1.2m Kensington property fraud
Land Registry says case highlights the importance of taking steps to protect your property from fraud, particularly if it is tenanted or left empty
Whistleblowers offered up to £100,000 for info on property cartels
Competition and Markets Authority cracks down on illegal cartels
‘A Collective Blindspot’: On The Ground Rent Scandal
The need-to-know for all buyers of leasehold properties...
New chief for Blick Rothenberg
Nilesh Shah takes over from Bob Rothenburg as CEO of the accounting and tax firm
‘Real problems’ for executors as probate fees set to rocket
Shake-up could see estates valued at over £2m facing bills of £20k
Agents hit with £200k fine after buyer falls down a well
West Country firm pleads guilty to breaching health and safety regs at an open house
Unexplained Wealth Orders, Explained
A new law is making its way through parliament as part of the Criminal Finances Bill which will give the Serious Fraud Office, HMRC, the National Crime Agency and other agencies the power to requiring…