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Privatising Land Registry could benefit consumer (TC)

While privatising the Land Registry has been unpopular in some quarters, not everyone within the property industry sees it as a bad thing.

Rob Hailstone May 16, 2016

Land Registry: raise fees, don’t privatise, say conveyancers (LSG)

The government does not need to resort to Land Registry privatisation to maximise returns in order to pay down the national debt, a trade body has said.

Rob Hailstone May 16, 2016

Conveyancing delays are not the only reason transactions fall through (EAT)

Conveyancers are sometimes demonised and accused of being responsible for every single delay, problem, or obstacle that might arise during a transaction.

Rob Hailstone May 16, 2016

Conflict – Do I need to report to my lender client or not?

The scope for conflict in a conveyancing transaction when acting for a buyer and the buyer’s lender is extensive and is often overlooked by busy practitioners.

Rob Hailstone May 13, 2016

City lawyers slam Land Registry sell-off plan (LSG)

City lawyers have warned the government that proposals to transfer most of the functions of Land Registry to a private contractor could damage the ‘fundamental foundation stone’ of the UK’s

Rob Hailstone May 13, 2016

SRA warns firms against charging for money laundering checks (LF)

Law firms that charge clients for money laundering due diligence checks are at risk of breaking the rules, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned.

Rob Hailstone May 13, 2016

SRA anti money laundering thematic review shows law firms are doing well

Law firms are generally well set to deal with the risks of money laundering, according to the latest in a series of thematic reports on topical issues.

Rob Hailstone May 13, 2016

SRA warns against money laundering ‘complacency’ (LSG)

Law firms are generally effective at tackling money laundering, but the Solicitors Regulation Authority says solicitors must avoid complacency after it uncovered examples of malpractice during site audits.

Rob Hailstone May 13, 2016

Home movers who use agent-recommended conveyancer ‘paying over the odds’ (PIE)

Almost half of failed property transactions over the past year are the fault of conveyancing delays, while buyers pay more to use an estate agent’s legal service.

Rob Hailstone May 12, 2016

Anti-corruption statement by professional bodies

Bribery and corruption represent serious threats to economic growth, individual livelihoods and civil society across the world.

Rob Hailstone May 11, 2016

Free2Convey to relaunch “within weeks” (LF)

Free2Convey, the conveyancing portal designed as a free rival to the Law Society’s failed portal Veyo, is to relaunch itself to conveyancers, estate agents and the public “within weeks”, it

Rob Hailstone May 11, 2016

Slashing back the Handbook could be ‘too much’ – LSB (LSG)

A wholesale review which is expected to slash the Solicitors Regulation Authority Handbook from over 600 pages to nearer 50 may be ‘too much’ for law firms to cope with,

Rob Hailstone May 11, 2016