Blogs & opinions
- in the category: property (non-commercial)
Letter: challenging factors' rates
Should higher charges close to settlement be challenged as duress?
Letter: customise, don’t commoditise
Taking a little more time can often give you an advantage, and justify a higher fee
Letter: praise for ScotLIS
Give Registers of Scotland credit for an excellent service
Letter: dumped by Lloyds
Was law firm ownership, not employee experience, key to panel rejection?
Letter: no discharge – what remedy?
What can a solicitor do if a lender fails without cause to deliver a discharge? An amendment to the standard clauses might be an answer
HMRC revises residential property CGT payment scheme
Rules for UK residents and non-residents to be aligned
Letter: why the voluntary registration delays?
Clients have paid a lot, but are still waiting, and no information is forthcoming
Electronic land registration regulations in hand
Registers targeting fully digital application system
Letter: holding the Keeper to account (1)
ARTL reply suggests double standards being applied
Letter: holding the Keeper to account (2)
ARTL reply does not address the question of money wasted
Buying and selling in Scotland: still on track?
When few transactions actually fall through, it would serve clients (and the profession's reputation) better not to leave so much to the last minute in a house sale and purchase
Letter: ARTL: just a mistake?
Should the Keeper not be held to account for money spent on ARTL, as solicitors are for errors in applications? – with reply from the Keeper