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Buyers have themselves to blame, not solicitors, over leaseholds, say conveyancers (LF)

Conveyancers have hit back at suggestions they should have prevented the scandal of new homes being sold as leasehold properties with rapidly escalating ground rents, which the government announced plans

Rob Hailstone July 31, 2017

Law firm urges action on use of ‘pet solicitors’ in property purchases (LSG)

A south-east law firm has urged the government to take action over the appointment of ‘pet solicitors’ by developers when reforming the leasehold market.

Rob Hailstone July 28, 2017

Three-year strategy focuses on high standards and choice for public and solicitors (TC)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set out its new three-year strategy, affirming its focus on high professional standards set in the public interest.

Rob Hailstone July 28, 2017

Rise in cyber insurance as cyber attacks increase (TC)

Recent research has indicated a sharp increase in the number of law firms being the target of scammers during the past year.

Rob Hailstone July 27, 2017

Fewer conveyancers dealing with soaring workload (LSG)

Conveyancers have been warned not to sacrifice quality over quantity after latest sector research shows fewer solicitors are dealing with a rising number of transactions.

Rob Hailstone July 26, 2017

Leasehold reform – could it trigger a huge new mis-selling scandal? (PIE)

The Government consultation on leasehold reform drops a hint that the Government may intervene to help existing leaseholders – triggering speculation that it could lead to a mis-selling compensation scenario

Rob Hailstone July 26, 2017

Conveyancer numbers fall while caseloads and efficiency grow (LF)

More property transactions and fewer people doing the work have increased conveyancers’ caseloads, but amid mounting pressure their productivity has grown by nearly 70% since 2012, according to a survey.

Rob Hailstone July 26, 2017

Conveyancers welcome crackdown on leasehold abuse (LSG)

Conveyancers have welcomed a significant turning point in their lengthy campaign to reform leasehold law, welcoming government proposals to tackle unfair and unreasonable abuse.

Rob Hailstone July 26, 2017

Government acts in crackdown on leasehold ‘abuse’ (PIE)

The Government has today launched a consultation designed to ban new homes being sold as leaseholds.

Rob Hailstone July 25, 2017

Innovation Partnership: HMLR & OS (TC)

A new partnership aims to drive the UK’s movement towards becoming an international leader in the property and land market.

Rob Hailstone July 25, 2017

Firms turning to cyber insurance as scammer attacks continue to rise, Law Society survey finds (LF)

The proportion of law firms targeted by scammers has risen sharply over the last year, especially among larger firms, as has the number of practices taking out cyber-insurance, according to

Rob Hailstone July 24, 2017

Leasehold transparency to be “very shortly” brought forward (TC)

Leasehold owners are making renewed calls for action to be taken against onerous leasehold terms.

Rob Hailstone July 21, 2017