One Month Until New Flood Insurance Scheme Begins (IC)
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is setting out its top five tips to help homeowners who live in flood risk areas get affordable home insurance, as a new scheme […]
Legal Ombudsman publishes advice to help keep conveyancing clients on-side (TC)
The Legal Ombudsman has published advice on how best to keep clients on side during the conveyancing process.
Regional firm goes for John Lewis-style shared ownership (LSG)
South-west firm Stephens Scown LLP is to operate under a John Lewis-style shared-ownership model, which will see receptionists receiving the same bonus as fee-earners, it revealed today.
My Home Move splash £6 million on new conveyancing headquarters (TC)
Builders have broken ground on My Home Move’s new £6 million conveyancing headquarters.
COLPs failing to report problems to SRA, ground breaking study finds (LF)
The first academic study of compliance officers for legal practice has found a “tendency” not to report regulatory failures to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
NAHL drives on conveyancing market push with comparison site launch (LF)
NAHL Group – the business that owns the National Accident Helpline – has accelerated its march into conveyancing with the launch of a legal comparison site launch.
Lawyers face new push to improve complaints guidance (LSG)
Lawyers could face new demands to inform clients about how to complain amid concerns that too many consumers are still in the dark about where to turn.
Ministry of Justice appear set to take practicing fee funding from Law Society (TC)
The Law Society could be about to lose practising fee funding with the Ministry of Justice saying they intend for lawyers to no longer be required to make a financial […]
Conveyancers face possibility of more stamp duty reform (LSG)
Conveyancers could be in for more stamp duty shocks after chancellor George Osborne pledged to continue taking ‘bold action’ on home ownership.
Estate agents taking home more than twice that of Conveyancers (TC)
Is the average estate agent is taking home twice as much as the average conveyancer?
Government indicates that Law Society will lose practising fee funding (LF)
The Ministry of Justice has given its strongest indication yet that, once the legal regulators become independent, lawyers will no longer be compelled to make a financial contribution to their […]
Shortage of conveyancers is holding up property transactions (TC)
Paul Smith, CEO of estate agents haart says a shortage of conveyancers is holding up transactions with a long backlog starting to develop.