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Law firms will have to publish certain prices, but not complaints data, SRA decides (LF)

Law firms will have to publish their prices for a range of consumer and business services, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has decided, but they will not have to put their

Rob Hailstone June 14, 2018

New anti-money laundering regulator mooted to supervise estate agents (PIE)

HMRC has told the Treasury Committee that as part of next year’s government spending review, it plans to discuss whether other organisations would be better suited to the task.

Rob Hailstone June 13, 2018

Let’s end the ‘fat cat’ lawyer myth once and for all (LSG)

Solicitors do a phenomenal amount of unpaid work every day to ensure people can access to justice. It’s time to start shouting about it.

Rob Hailstone June 13, 2018

Law Society condemns SRA’s indemnity and compensation fund reforms (LF)

The Law Society has launched a fierce attack on the second attempt by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to reduce the indemnity insurance and compensation fund requirements for solicitors.

Rob Hailstone June 12, 2018

Would Your Legal Firm Hold Up Under AML Investigation?

Research conducted by ID verification provider, Credas, reveals that a significant number of businesses in the legal sector are in danger of breaching anti-money laundering legislation.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

HomeOwners Alliance claims housing market is broken at every level, but who is at fault? (PIE)

The housing market is broken at every level with affordability the biggest single issue, research suggests.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

INNSA Guidance assisting buyers of Japanese knotweed remediation services (IC)

UK Trade Body INNSA has released specific guidance to assist buyers of Japanese knotweed remediation services.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

Blockchain to be tested by Netherlands Land Registry (TC)

The Netherlands Land Registry has stated that it will begin testing blockchain technology for national real estate data.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

Key legal charity supports conveyancers in times of crisis (TC)

A legal charity is re-positioning its place in the industry to reach out to conveyancing practitioners who are suffering silently within the workplace.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

Call for action as firm hit by big VAT demand for electronic property searches (LF)

The risk of solicitors being landed with hefty VAT bills for electronic property searches has become a reality for at least one law firm, which has now received a demand

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity (LSG)

Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk.

Rob Hailstone June 11, 2018

98% of rip-off lease sales broke consumer protection rules, says Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association claims that 98% of sales of properties with onerous or doubling ground rents broke consumer protection rules.

Rob Hailstone June 10, 2018