Land Registry’s digital conveyancing plans backed by government (EAT)
The government has given its support to Land Registry proposals to increase the digitalisation of its services, with changes coming into effect as soon as April 6 this year.
Agent ‘not entitled’ to commission after selling a neighbouring property for more, court rules (PIE)
A court has decided that a vendor did not have to pay a fee after his agents allegedly failed to tell him they were selling a flat across the road […]
Consumers put reputation before cost when choosing a legal service provider (TC)
Recent research has revealed that a conveyancer’s reputation will come before cost when it comes to choosing a provider.
Conveyancing fee-earner and two trainee solicitors banned from profession (LF)
An unqualified fee-earner who stole £569,000 from one of the country’s biggest conveyancing firms, and worked at other firms under different names before being sent to prison, has been banned […]
Leasehold extension cost appeal quashed (LSG)
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge that campaigners hoped would slash the cost of extending a lease.
Publishing conveyancing reviews ‘will drive out the dabblers’ (LSG)
Licensed conveyancers have been told not to fear publishing reviews on their websites as it will drive out property law ‘dabblers’.