New cases of conveyancing scam come to light (PIE)
Here is an important warning for agents, conveyancers and their clients.
Broad welcome for Help To Buy ISA (EAT)
The Budget announcements by Chancellor George Osborne largely ignored the business of selling or buying homes – to the relief of many in the industry.
Just One Week Left to Register For the LFS Conveyancing Awards (IC)
Firms only have until March 27th to register for the largest and most prestigious of Conveyancing Award ceremonies.
Flood Re: Who, what, when, where, why (LF)
Following the Water Act 2014, the Government have announced their plans to introduce Flood Re, which is expected to roll out in July 2015.
Many lawyers unaware of how PC funds regulation (LSG)
A new survey has found widespread ignorance in the profession of how the practising certificate fee funds regulation.
CPD Changes For All SRA Regulated Firms (IC)
The SRA wants to move away from an arbitrary 16 hour rule, which they feel has become a tick box exercise, with solicitors undertaking “any” CPD accredited training just to […]
QS drifts towards normality (LSG)
The company that promised to turn the legal world upside down has had to retreat.
Conveyancers hit by ‘Friday afternoon’ fraudsters who target client money (PIE)
So-called ‘Friday afternoon’ scammers are hitting conveyancers as they work under pressure to complete sales.
Agent tells MPs that HS2 will be “devastating” (EAT)
The co-owner of a local estate agency has given his expert opinion to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the “devastating impact” the HS2 high speed train service could have on […]
Joe Bloggs law firms handling more conveyancing transactions than in 2007 (SJ)
Recession survivors see volumes hit a ten-year high as seven firms complete over 6,000 transactions in 2014.
Law firms “getting even worse” at handling telephone enquiries (LF)
The way law firms handle telephone enquiries from prospective clients is so bad that “it’s as if every managing partner in the land met up at a secret location and […]
Does anyone want a Scandinavian model?
Conveyancers and others have to search a wide range of databases and other sources to assemble a full assessment of the background of a particular property.