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What is the Holy Grail of home moving? (EAT)

It is widely believed that the one thing that estate agents have at the top of their wish list is quicker exchanges, thereby providing less time for transactions to fall

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2015

First-time buyers having to find bigger deposits after Stamp Duty reforms (PIE)

First-time buyers are having to find £29,127 for a cash deposit, it has been claimed.

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2015

How to build a virtual law firm (LF)

Solicitors are turning increasingly to virtual law firms to remain competitive, control costs and elevate their level of service to clients.

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2015

CLC criticises Law Society’s “quasi-regulatory” conveyancing schemes (LF)

The CLC has criticised “quasi-regulatory” conveyancing schemes launched by the Law Society which could be seen as “duplicating” the CLC’s work.

Rob Hailstone February 27, 2015

Conveyancing firms closed down by regulator (PIE)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has closed down two law firms whose services included conveyancing.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2015

Most owners in England now own outright (EAT)

The latest English Housing Survey, just released by the government, gives a startling insight into the housing market – including the revelation that for the first time the majority of

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2015

Lawyer offers divorce advice, anti-ageing cream and sex therapy (LF)

An international lawyer is bringing new meaning to the idea of a multi-disciplinary practice after launching a business in London that combines legal advice for DIY divorce clients with anti-ageing

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2015

New warning over ‘unstable’ house prices (EAT)

There is a new warning that Help To Buy may inadvertently lead to a price bubble which in turn could destabilise the economy.

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2015

What the next government must do – the lenders’ perspective (TC)

It’s virtually impossible to predict how this year’s General Election will affect the property market and impact conveyancing. With just months to go until the big day, many industry professionals

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2015

Summit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers (LSG)

Dramatic changes in the legal sector are being driven by its troubled ‘middle market’, the Global Law Summit heard this morning in a session titled ‘The future of the legal

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2015

Government ‘wrong’ over stamp duty benefits – Nationwide (EAT)

The Nationwide building society has produced figures suggesting that the government’s claim its recent stamp duty reforms would benefit 98 per cent of purchasers are rather wide of the mark.

Rob Hailstone February 24, 2015

Legal Compliance Today site launch (TC)

The latest addition has been set up to inform Compliance Officers within law firms of the latest legislation and advice that allows firms to remain compliant within a range of

Rob Hailstone February 24, 2015