News

The second edition of the model planning agreement (Section 106) is now available to download from the Law Society website.

Posted: 14-06-2010

From 14 June 2010, the new code 32 for the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) first-time buyer rate comes into force

Posted: 14-06-2010

The government has suspended the use of Home Information Packs (HIPS), pending their abolition later in the year

Posted: 20-05-2010

Land Data has launched a consultation on the redesign of the current NLIS website, and is asking property practitioners to contribute

Posted: 14-05-2010

The government's decision to increase the rent threshold for assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) from 1 April 2010 has ben postponed until October

Posted: 13-04-2010

Land Registry has launched a consultation on the Land Registration (Electronic Conveyancing) Rules 2011, open until 25 June 2010

Posted: 22-03-2010

In the 2010 Budget, the Chancellor has announced a two-year holiday period from SDLT for first-time buyers of properties costing less than £250,000, and an increase in the SDLT rate on properties over £500,000

Posted: 24-03-2010

The report recommends tackling the current lack of price competition, in a market dominated by traditional state agents, by promoting new business models, and encouraging consumers to negotiate on commissions

Posted: 09-03-2010

The new campaign aims to help protect homeowners who are most at risk of property fraud, including those who are mortgage-free, no longer live at their property, or are buy-to-let landlords

Posted: 09-03-2010

Conveyancing practitioners should be aware that a new model shared ownership lease has been created by the Homes and Communities Agency

Posted: 15-03-2010

From Spring 2010, a new standardised CommercialDW Drainage & Water Enquiry will give information about commercial property water and drainage services

Posted: 25-02-2010

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to remove the remuneration certificate procedure, and clients’ statutory rights to information about challenging a bill from 1 March 2010

Posted: 25-02-2010

Lovemoney.com has placed the Law Society 9th out of 10 in a table ranking the best UK Property websites

Posted: 25-02-2010

Referral payments made by solicitors are ‘the least important consideration’ for estate agents when deciding which law firm to recommend, research has suggested

Posted: 10-02-2010

HMRC is to extend the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on residential property with a value of at least £1 million

Posted: 10-02-2010

The new code, comprising 19 requirements and principles to ensure the industry deals effectively with its customers throughout the home buying process, is being introduced from 1 April 2010

Posted: 09-03-2010

The Law Society is urging landlords and homeowners to follow the correct legal procedures if they wish to evict squatters from their property or run the risk of prosecution themselves

Posted: 10-02-2010

Director of government relations discussion implications of Legal Services Act

Posted: 21-04-2009

You can earn valuable CPD points by answering a quiz on the content of each issue of Property in Practice magazine.

Posted: 12-02-2010