Conveyancer jailed for stamp duty fraud (EAT)
A conveyancer who swindled his clients and HM Revenue and Customs out of almost £352,500 in stamp duty land tax, has been jailed for three years and four months.
The Conveyancing Charity Foundation is Launched (IC)
The Foundation will be officially launched at The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and The Bold Legal Group Conference in Derby today and at the Conveyancing Association conference in London on […]
Cash hand-outs offered to vendors willing to put homes on market (PIE)
A new property website is handing out money to home owners who may be thinking of selling at any time within the next 30 years.
Connells Group beats Countrywide with ‘defining’ online deal (EAT)
Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has purchased online agency Hatched.
CQS, CQS, CQS (TC)
Graham Murphy is Product Manager at the Law Society and part of his mandate is to ensure law firms are fully engaged with CQS.
Major survey finds consumers increasingly satisfied with their lawyers (LF)
There are positive signs about improving consumer satisfaction with how they find, compare and then use law firms, major research by the Legal Services Consumer Panel has revealed.
Law Society launches new strategy (LSG)
The Law Society today launches a new member-focused strategy to ‘represent, promote and support’ solicitors.
Lawyers should collaborate with ‘robots’, Law Society president says (LF)
Lawyers should use artificial intelligence to improve their work, drive efficiencies, increase accuracy and retain clients, the president of the Law Society has said.
A new strategy for the Law Society (LSG)
The Law Society’s chief executive unveils a new strategy for the organisation.
People now moving homes every 19 years (not the eight it used to be) (PIE)
Turnover of homes has drastically slowed over the last 30 years, new figures reveal.
Conveyancing solicitors acting for both sides must report crucial details to lenders, appeal judges rule (LF)
Solicitors acting for both sides in property transactions are under a duty to disclose crucial details to lenders, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Consumer credit regulation passes next hurdle (SRA)
The SRA’s proposed regime for consumer credit regulation has passed its latest hurdle.