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Improve conveyancing process by bringing it into estate agency (PIE)

The UK’s ‘archaic’ conveyancing process could benefit from a major shake-up to help speed up property transactions, according to Russell Quirk, co-founder of ProperPR.

Rob Hailstone July 21, 2022

‘We will sue you’ – civil war breaks out at CILEX (LSG)

An increasingly bitter stand-off between the representative body for 20,000 legal executives and their regulator flared into open civil war recently.

Rob Hailstone July 21, 2022

Conveyancing is not fit for purpose – we must blame someone

Conveyancers are not going to be able to solve this communication problem by themselves – everyone involved in the process has a part to play.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2022

Leading leasehold lawyer urges government to deliver on regulation of agents (TN)

One of the country’s leading leasehold lawyers has urged the government to deliver on its promise to tackle unscrupulous property agents.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2022

e-Conveyancing – lessons from Australia (TC)

Since its inception, more than 85% of all property and refinance transactions go through PEXA Exchange.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2022

Conveyancing panels urged to increase fees (TC)

A sales progression and conveyancing network business has raised the fees for its firms and has called on the industry to support conveyancers in increasing their fees.

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2022

Legal execs seek SRA regulation switch (LSG)

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives cast the regulation of legal services into turmoil this afternoon by announcing that it wants to dump its own regulator and transfer oversight of

Rob Hailstone July 20, 2022

Estate agents and conveyancers urged to work together to improve property transactions (PIE)

According to ‘Working Better Together’, a new report by Coadjute, both professions see real opportunity from building greater respect, trust, and openness in the relationship.

Rob Hailstone July 19, 2022

Conveyancing report highlights emerging property sales risks (EAT)

Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers.

Rob Hailstone July 19, 2022

Stamp duty holiday sparks 85% surge in Land Registry complaints (LF)

HM Land Registry (HMLR) was hit by a surge of 85% in complaints over the past year in the wake of the property boom sparked by the stamp duty holiday,

Rob Hailstone July 19, 2022

Warning: Letter misusing the name of Scornik Gerstein LLP

A letter has been sent misusing the name Scornik Gerstein LLP regarding a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2022

Phew! Minister rejects move to make EICRs compulsory for homes sales (TN)

Estate agents will be relieved to hear that the Government has rejected calls for an Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) to be completed before a home can be listed or

Rob Hailstone July 18, 2022