Solicitors report vendor fraud as ‘key money laundering’ activity during 2020 (TN)
Report to Solicitors Regulation Authority board says suspicious activity worth £200m was reported to NCA last year, much of its involving conveyancing.
Over half of buyers never visit an agent’s office, claims new survey (EAT)
A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their transaction.
Sellers must be “on it” and collate info upfront to help a smooth sale (EAT)
A leading conveyancing industrry chief says the one factor that would help improve the slow house buying process today would be the provision of upfront information.