Property Fraud – Be Aware … Be Alert(ed)!
The Court of Appeal has decided that solicitors acting for sellers of property should share responsibility with solicitors acting for buyers in cases where clients lose money because of fraudulent ‘sellers’. In both cases decided by the Court...
Bank of Mum & Dad beware!
A recent High Court decision starkly illustrates the pitfalls when parents lend money for house purchases and rely on family ties rather than legal contracts … David & Glenda Joy from Bude in Cornwall lent their daughter Lucy £90,000 which they said...
Caution when exercising break clauses in leases
The High Court has recently held that a break notice served on behalf of someone who had not yet been registered as the proprietor of the leasehold title is not sufficient to end the lease. A ten year lease was granted to the original tenant in March 2013 with...
6% Opt for Cheapest Conveyancing Solicitor
The largest ever study of decision making in legal services has found that just 6% of clients choose their conveyancing solicitor on the basis that they were the cheapest. Nearly three quarters of people chose their conveyancer on the basis of a recommendation from an...