Law firm urges action on use of ‘pet solicitors’ in property purchases (LSG)
A south-east law firm has urged the government to take action over the appointment of ‘pet solicitors’ by developers when reforming the leasehold market.
Three-year strategy focuses on high standards and choice for public and solicitors (TC)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set out its new three-year strategy, affirming its focus on high professional standards set in the public interest.
Rise in cyber insurance as cyber attacks increase (TC)
Recent research has indicated a sharp increase in the number of law firms being the target of scammers during the past year.
Fewer conveyancers dealing with soaring workload (LSG)
Conveyancers have been warned not to sacrifice quality over quantity after latest sector research shows fewer solicitors are dealing with a rising number of transactions.
Leasehold reform – could it trigger a huge new mis-selling scandal? (PIE)
The Government consultation on leasehold reform drops a hint that the Government may intervene to help existing leaseholders – triggering speculation that it could lead to a mis-selling compensation scenario […]
Conveyancer numbers fall while caseloads and efficiency grow (LF)
More property transactions and fewer people doing the work have increased conveyancers’ caseloads, but amid mounting pressure their productivity has grown by nearly 70% since 2012, according to a survey.
Conveyancers welcome crackdown on leasehold abuse (LSG)
Conveyancers have welcomed a significant turning point in their lengthy campaign to reform leasehold law, welcoming government proposals to tackle unfair and unreasonable abuse.
Government acts in crackdown on leasehold ‘abuse’ (PIE)
The Government has today launched a consultation designed to ban new homes being sold as leaseholds.
Innovation Partnership: HMLR & OS (TC)
A new partnership aims to drive the UK’s movement towards becoming an international leader in the property and land market.
Firms turning to cyber insurance as scammer attacks continue to rise, Law Society survey finds (LF)
The proportion of law firms targeted by scammers has risen sharply over the last year, especially among larger firms, as has the number of practices taking out cyber-insurance, according to […]
Leasehold transparency to be “very shortly” brought forward (TC)
Leasehold owners are making renewed calls for action to be taken against onerous leasehold terms.
Nationwide Building Society praised for scrapping free legal services (TC)
Nationwide Building society’s recent decision to abandon free legal services in favour of a cashback rise has received praise.