City where local searches are taking six weeks (PIE)
Searches by Exeter City Council were taking five working days until a month ago, but are now taking far longer.
Ministers ‘shelve Land Registry sell-off’ (LSG)
Ministers have cancelled plans to turn the bulk of Land Registry into a stand-alone company in the run-up to privatisation, according to newspaper reports at the weekend.
SRA braced for another big intervention (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned it may be ‘only a matter of time’ before another large and costly firm intervention is necessary.
Peers back bill to make pre-nups binding (LSG)
Peers have given their backing to a law making it easier for divorcing couples to resolve financial issues and make pre-nuptial agreements binding.