The Long Goodbye
So, I hope you have all read ‘my news’ by now which (if you haven’t) is that I have reluctantly decided to hang up my CA Chair boots, and after three years in the position will be taking my leave…
Major progress on leasehold reform – now for the detail
Few years have started in such a manner as 2021. If any of us were labouring under the belief that a new year meant a clean slate, then this first week or so will have disavowed us of that notion…
Industry Thought Leader Lloyd Davies Provides BBC News His View On The Government’s Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Holiday
Lloyd Davies, Managing Director of conveyancing solicitors Convey Law, explains why extending the Stamp Duty Tax Holiday would benefit those working in the property industry and those in the process of buying property. BBC News reports: Solicitors ask local authorities to…
A reflection on the last six months from our Chairman
Peter Lamble, Chairman of Coodes Solicitors, reflects on how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way the firm operates and considers what this could mean for the future. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had one or two crisp…
Coodes case results in landmark Court of Appeal decision for landlords
Coodes Solicitors has advised a landlord client on a case, which has resulted in a Court of Appeal decision that could have far-reaching implications for thousands of landlords across the country. The long-anticipated Court of Appeal decision was handed down…
Conveyancing Association issues sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today issued newly-published sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms in order to support Government plans on reopening the housing market, enabling people to move safely. The collaborative sector…