Simon Seaton's blog
Friday, 26th February 08:30am During a week in which both the Daily Mail and OFT highlighted concerns regarding referral fees paid by conveyancing solicitors to Estate Agents, the Guardian Newspaper has pointed out that it is cheaper to buy your HIP direct rather than through an Agent.
“..research showed that the Ha...
Friday, 26th February 07:05am Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps lashed out this week in response to an email sent by the Association of HIP providers (AHIPP ) via their PR agency. Hundreds of MPs and candidates received the email consisting of a letter attacking the Conservatives’ plans to scrap Home Information P...
Monday, 22nd February 01:11pm The Daily Mail today published an article entitled “Is your estate agent taking 'bribes' from your lawyer?” which recommends the following sensible advice when appointing a conveyancing solicitor:
Do:
· Keep everything simple a...
Wednesday, 3rd February 06:36am
A popular Norwich city pub is opening its bar to businesses involved in house-buying to help people in the Golden Triangle understand conveyancing in Norwich The ‘Unthank Arms’ in Newmarket Street, is opening its doors to an estate agent, a conveyancing solicitor, a Home Informat...
Sunday, 31st January 07:18am
The question of whether a seller can be sued for misinformation in the conveyancing process has hit the press. The question was raised last week in the Daily Mail article: ‘Banker sues couple who sold him £1.9million Thames home 'because river floods his garden'’
T...
Thursday, 28th January 08:24pm A recent report suggested that referral payments made by solicitors are ‘the least important consideration’ for estate agents when recommending conveyancing firms to clients.
I have my doubts about this as the report makes no acknowledgement of the fact that some of the largest estate a...
Saturday, 23rd January 04:05pm
Previously, it was very rare to change your conveyancing solicitor part way through a transaction. Unless there was a major problem, if a client had simply lost faith or confidence with their solicitor, they would be strongly advised to continue with them.
However, the last ...
Thursday, 21st January 10:05pm Fridays Property Lawyers, together with other Birmingham conveyancing solicitors, have come to the rescue of several Birmingham city clients who were affected by the closure of a bulk conveyancing firm in the city.
On December 23rd 2009, Wolstenholmes Solicitors, based in Birmingham’s Victori...
Monday, 18th January 07:41am Last year’s government scheme exempting home buyers from Stamp Duty surpassed original Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) estimates. During this concession period, 57% of homebuyers were exempt from Stamp Duty tax.
In 2008 the government temporarily raised the nil rate thresholds for stamp du...
Monday, 18th January 07:23am If you currently own a flat built during the 1960,s, 1970’s or 1980’s, with a 99 year lease, you may experience difficulty in selling or mortgaging. This is due to the fact that, in the current climate, leases under 70 years can be particularly difficult to sell, and your property ...
