Boost for sole practitioners as HSBC raises conveyancing threshold (LSG)
HSBC has announced that it will increase the loan threshold imposed on sole practitioners registered under the Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme from £150,000 to £350,000.
US firm plans to take UK by storm with 5,000 agents in five years (EAT)
The Keller Williams franchise agency, one of the largest in the world, is relaunching in the UK on Wednesday with the aim of bring US-levels of realtor service to sellers.
Conveyancers could be first to publish prices (TC)
Crispin Passmore of the SRA has stated that conveyancing may be one of the first legal areas to be subject to the new conditions.
Mishcon’s £1m ID fraud bill sounds alarm bells (LSG)
Conveyancing solicitors have been put on high alert by a judgment ordering a firm that fell victim to identity fraud to pay more than £1m.
Chaos behind the scenes as white paper on housing gets rewritten (PIE)
The Government’s long-awaited white paper on housing has been put back yet again, amid speculation of disagreement among ministers and fears of a backlash.
Modernising the Law Society (TC)
Continuing to pursue an agenda of modernisation, a review of the Law Society’s governance is under way. This aims to effectively promote, represent and support the profession.
Law Society president speaks out after chief executive’s resignation (LF)
There have been “frustrations” with the speed of governance reform at the Law Society, its president has admitted as he tried to calm the shock caused by the resignation earlier […]
Appeal to help Florence soars past the £200,000 mark (PIE)
There is still some £50,000 to go for the appeal to hit its £250,000 target. Please donate if you can.
Publishing prices: SRA to start with divorce, wills, conveyancing and simple SME work (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is planning to require law firms to publish their fees for services such as divorce, wills or conveyancing.
A doomed legal sector? Not according to the stats (LSG)
Firms closing, solicitors misbehaving and governments legislating: it’s about as cheery some of the time as an EastEnders Christmas special.
SRA preparing rules on forcing law firms to publish prices (LSG)
Rules for firms on publishing price information could be unveiled as soon as this summer, the Solicitors Regulation Authority confirmed recently.
Agents now able to create chains on conveyancing portal (EAT)
A conveyancing portal has announced the release of new functionality which allows estate agents to create chains in its system.