Solicitors’ practising certificate fee 9 per cent cut proposed this year
Solicitors could pay £30 less for their practising certificate fee this year.
Firm cleared of negligence over conveyancing advice (LSG)
A court has ruled a firm was not negligent in the advice it gave a couple who were dividing their shares in a property, after the judge said the firm […]
Centralisation of Local Land Charges data to be completed by 2023 (TC)
The digitisation and centalisation of Local Land Charge data could take as long as six years once it begins at the end of next year according to Land Registry.
Land Registry: a sell-off too far? (LSG)
Privatisation of Land Registry threatens to undermine a vital piece of our national infrastructure.
Law Society sued by training provider over anti-competitive CQS rule (TC)
Socrates Training Limited are seeking damages from the Law Society over claims Chancery Lane abused it’s position in specifying it’s own anti-money laundering training for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme must […]
Safemove Scheme announce Conveyancing Fraud Prevention Summit (TC)
BE Consultancy, owners of the Safemove Scheme have announced two conveyancing fraud prevention summits to take place on 28th and 30th of June in London and Nottingham respectively. Both events […]
Veyo accounts reveal losses of £11 million (TC)
Accounts filed at Companies House for the period ending 31st October have revealed the aborted project lost over £11 million.
Veyo loss hits £11.4m, accounts reveal (LF)
The Law Society’s failed conveyancing portal Veyo recorded a loss of £11.4m in its last financial year, with rival product Free2Convey the cause of its demise, according to newly published […]
Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaints (LSG)
The Legal Ombudsman received complaints about 1,673 firms and individuals during the last financial year, the organisation revealed today in its annual name-and-shame list.
New e-conveyancing system launches ahead of national roll-out (EAT)
A new e-conveyancing platform has been launched in Edinburgh ahead of a roll-out across all of Scotland.
Land Registry: a sell-off too far? (LSG)
Privatisation of the Land Registry would mark a significant change to the status of a vital piece of our national infrastructure.
Conveyancers urge ministers not to repeat HIPs fiasco (LSG)
Conveyancers are counselling caution on reform of the homebuying process after confirmation of a government review rekindled memories of the much-criticised home information packs (HIPs) scrapped in 2010.