March 2022
The new unscrupulous estate agent deposit loophole. Buyer Beware
in an offer on a house, how would you feel if the estate agent asked you to hand over £1,000 to prove you were a “serious” buyer? Would you pay up, or assume this was illegal and tell them where to get off?
An Alternate view on East Ridge (Nimby Alert) - WALTHAM FOREST
Saturday, 1 May 2021 Extract... https://wfoc.blogspot.com/2021/05/east-ridge-previously-barclays.html East Ridge - previously Barclays EAST RIDGE Barclays is closing its Walthamstow branch to make way for another 18 storey sky scrapper! It will have 66 flats to house more people trying to get on the already congested Victoria Line. Does this mean the end of Barclays in Walthamstow? […]
Plans for 18-storey tower in Walthamstow approved
A new high-rise block will be built in Walthamstow town centre despite neighbours’ concerns about light and privacy.
The Register of Overseas Entities
The government is introducing a ‘Register of Overseas Entities’ to crack down on foreign criminals using UK property to launder money.
Government takes landmark steps to further clamp down on dirty money
Legislation to crack down on dirty money in the UK and corrupt elites will be introduced in Parliament tomorrow, 1 March 2022.