Veyo has the momentum but will it prove to be a winner?
“Hooray – at last we now know Veyo is a case management system which has features which will distinguish it from existing case management systems and which if successful will […]
Veyo set to dominate conveyancers’ road shows (EAT)
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and Bold Legal Group have announced details of this year’s spring road shows. Great focus will be given to Veyo which surely will be launched, […]
Solicitor fined £305,000 by SDT was motivated by “desire to help” (LF)
Nigel Harvie argued that he was motivated by a “desire to help”, it has emerged.
Conveyancing fees outpaced by estate agent charges (LSG)
The cost of conveyancing in a home purchase has risen less than fees charged by estate agents and surveyors in the past decade, new research has revealed.
High Court rules in favour of conveyancing firm (TC)
With conveyancers often falling under strict scrutiny by not only regulators, but also clients themselves, it is encouraging to note a recent case that has ruled in favour of the […]
Tory housing chief says Right To Buy ‘is risky’ (EAT)
Former Conservative housing minister Kris Hopkins warned two years ago that allowing housing associations to sell their stock was a policy “potentially incurring a high liability for the public purse.”
Conveyancers’ regulator appoints former Law Society chief (LSG)
Dame Janet Paraskeva, a former chief executive of the Law Society, is to be the next chair of the licensed conveyancers’ regulator, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers have announced.
SLC Welcomes re‐opening of Nationwide’s Conveyancing Panel
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) today warmly welcomed the news that the Nationwide Building Society has opened its Conveyancing Panel to new applications from law firms. Nationwide’s Panel which […]
Agents blamed by bank for increase in moving costs (PIE)
The finger has been pointed at estate agents for raising their fees and driving up the cost of home moving.
Estate agent fees up 61% in a decade (EAT)
Typical estate agency fees have risen 61 per cent in the past decade although average house prices have increased by a more modest 39 per cent.
High tidemark for village greens? (SJ)
Provided that the statutory tests were met, a beach is capable of registration as a town or village green.
Three weeks to go to the first SLC/BLG Road Show (TC)
The first SLC/BLG Spring Road Show in Leeds will take place on Tuesday 5th May at the Novotel in Leeds, starting at 2.00pm.