Growing Sheffield law firm exits QualitySolicitors over “brand conflict” (LF)
The traditional law firm approach has a limited future.
Victims of the Friday fraudster – where does the liability lie now? (TC)
Solicitors and conveyancers are once again stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Legal executives “less likely to want to become solicitors”, research finds (LF)
Legal executives are increasingly less likely to want to train as solicitors, and switching to a trainee contract after having been a paralegal can involve a decrease in contact with […]
SRA to renew battle over central legal examination plans (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today reignited the controversial issue of a central examination for all would-be solicitors by publishing a new set of proposals.
Call for Chancellor to scrap Osborne’s reforms in Autumn statement (TC)
Government should be addressing real housing issues rather than consulting on changes to SDLT filing and payment processes, says The society of Licensed Conveyancers.
Help to Buy to cease after 2016 (TC)
It was been confirmed today recently that the Help to Buy scheme will not continue to operate after the end of the year.
Back to the future? Conveyancers to discuss possibility of launch of ‘skinny’ HIPs (PIE)
Conveyancers are to discuss the possibility of “skinny” Home Information Packs being introduced by the Government.
Agency says stamp duty, not Brexit, causing prime market slowdown (EAT)
New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following the UK’s vote to leave the EU – but […]
Only two weeks left to have your say on proposed changes to SDLT filing and payment processes (LF)
The government are continuing to welcome comments on the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) filing and payment process until Friday 7 October 2016.
Attwells senior partner cleared by SDT (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay £14,000 in costs by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after a law firm senior partner was cleared of a number of allegations.
Which? launches super-complaint to help property buyers who are victims of scams (PIE)
Home buyers who are scammed by fraudsters posing as estate agents or conveyancers into parting with their purchase money are part of the focus of a super-complaint made by Which?
Legal Ombudsman’s performance worsens (LF)
The time taken by the Legal Ombudsman to resolve cases increased over the summer, new figures have shown.