SRA Release Waiver Register Information (TC)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have released its register of waivers which allows certain exemptions for specific rules that do not apply to individual firms.
UK Watchdog Proposes Tougher Rules for Property Funds (IC)
The FCA proposed a package of rules and guidance for funds that hold illiquid assets including commercial property that are hard to sell in stressed market conditions when investors often […]
Land Registry: help us make conveyancing cheaper (LSG)
HM Land Registry has urged its customers to provide all the information it requires to make the conveyancing process simpler, faster and cheaper – publishing a charter to help deliver […]
Pressure mounts on estate agents to disclose referral fees upfront (PIE)
The housing minister has stressed the importance of estate agents disclosing their referral fee arrangements upfront.
Call to protect compliance officers who report solicitors to SRA (LSG)
There should be specific protection against victimisation for compliance officers who report their solicitors to their regulator, the Law Society has argued.
Relaxed rules prompt conveyancers to jump the SRA ship to CLC (LSG)
Firms have started to leave the Solicitors Regulation Authority for a rival regulator now rules have changed to make transfers easier, it was revealed this week.
House buying reform – should we all sell homes the Scottish way? (EAT)
We are approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for Evidence, a request for views and ideas on how the home buying process can be improved […]
How Will Blockchain Change Property Auctions? (TC)
Like any new technology, it will take time for the effects of Blockchain to be fully understood by the sector. But it is definitely a trend to watch.
‘Take a light approach’ – Society to SRA as transparency deadline looms (LSG)
Law firms face a tight turnaround to publish price and service information for consumers and small businesses, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned after the Solicitors Regulation […]
Don’t hold up completions at the last minute, conveyancers are told (PIE)
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers has called for conveyancers to have all monies, including mortgage funds, in place the day before completion.
Land Registry picks blockchain partner (LSG)
HM Land Registry has taken a further step towards fully automating the conveyancing process by announcing a partnership with a software company to explore the potential of blockchain technology.
Firms must publish details of solicitors’ credentials (LSG)
Law firms will have to publish details of their employees’ experience and the time work is likely to take – as well as their prices – when new transparency rules […]