Conveyancing Association continues unabated with leasehold campaign (TC)
The Conveyancing Association has confirmed it will continue unabated with its campaign to reform and amend the leasehold transaction process, despite recent developments.
Law Society urges profession to give views on ‘dramatic’ changes (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s proposed reforms to the SRA handbook and accounts rules risk ‘weakening client protection’ and ‘damaging the reputation of the solicitor profession both at home and abroad’, […]
Flying Freehold Enquiries Take Off Post Brexit (IC)
CML post Brexit figures already indicate a slowdown in housing market. Perhaps it’s not surprising that so called ‘problematic properties’ i.e. those with more unusual characteristics are more difficult to […]
Homes with low EPCs could be banned from the sales market (PIE)
People could in future be unable to sell their homes unless the properties meet minimum energy performance standards.
House sales fail to complete yesterday as high street bank struggles with workload (PIE)
Did your end of August transactions all complete yesterday?
SRA considers publishing firms’ complaints and claims records as quality indicators (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is considering whether to make data on complaints and insurance claims against law firms available to consumers as “possible indicators of quality”, it has revealed.
Are you Aware of the Impact of the Insurance Act 2015 (IC)
The consequences are far-reaching and mean that it is not just your Regulator that is interested in ensuring you have adequate risk management in place.
Buy-to-let tax changes ‘legislation by stealth’ (LSG)
Significant amendments to the Finance Bill slipped in at committee stage set a disturbing precedent of avoiding proper consultation and scrutiny, the Law Society said recently.
Convey Law bring through first 17 “online graduates” (TC)
South Wales conveyancers Convey Law have brought through their first 17 paralegal conveyancers through their fast track training programme.
Solicitor leaves profession after acting for both sides in property deal (LF)
A solicitor who acted on both sides of a conveyancing transaction without written consent has agreed to leave the profession.
“We’re watching you” – Legal Services Board warns Law Society over £61m IT project (LF)
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has fired a warning shot across the bows of the Law Society in the wake of the latter’s decision to spend £61m over four years […]
Society hits back at ‘misconceived’ price transparency call (LSG)
The Law Society has rejected as potentially damaging to clients a watchdog’s call for regulations to force law firms to publish the average cost of services.