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Big Leap forward for first-ever ESTAS Bold Legal Conference (EAT)

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers – the Bold Legal Conference – taking place on the same day as the annual awards on October 18.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2019

Building Juggernaut Persimmon Could Be Omitted From Help To Buy (TC)

Home building juggernauts, Persimmon, are being placed under the governmental microscope and could lose their right to sell Help to Buy homes when their current contract expires in 2021.

Rob Hailstone February 26, 2019

New Conveyancing Powerhouse!

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups – My Home Move and The Simplify Group – today announced that they are combining to create a conveyancing powerhouse which will be the

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

Mayor of London calls for wholesale reform of leasehold system (PIE)

Sadiq Khan, has launched a new guide for leaseholders while at the same time stepping up his calls on ministers to overhaul the system of leasehold for home buyers in

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

Are Law Firms Wising Up To Conveyancing Scams? (TC)

As law firms and clients wise up to fraud, the cyber criminals are having to find new avenues to use their old scamming tricks to intercept money transfers.

Rob Hailstone February 25, 2019

SRA promises to publish disciplinary study (LSG)

The SRA is to publish a report on its disciplinary track record in the aftermath of a high-profile failed prosecution and long-running concerns about the apparently disproportionate number of minority

Rob Hailstone February 22, 2019

Solicitors gear up for leasehold negligence claims (LF)

National firm Simpson Millar has set up a team within its professional negligence department to handle potential actions against solicitors who failed to warn leasehold clients of damaging clauses relating

Rob Hailstone February 21, 2019

Government pumps £6m into legal AI and analytics projects (LF)

The government has awarded grants totalling over £6.4m to 18 legal artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics projects.

Rob Hailstone February 20, 2019

Conveyancers under increasing pressure over leasehold advice (LSG)

Leaseholders struggling to sell homes because of ground rent liabiltiies are increasingly looking at the legal advice they received when they bought the property to see if they can claim

Rob Hailstone February 19, 2019

House purchasers will have just 14 days to settle Stamp Duty bill (PIE)

House buyers will have just 14 days in which to pay their Stamp Duty Land Tax bill from the end of next week.

Rob Hailstone February 19, 2019

Free Legal Helpline Launches To Simplify Conveyancing Process (TC)

The average conveyancing case involves over 130 documents and 300 emails between clients and agents or lawyers. UNU Group’s new helpline offers support for those buying or selling property to

Rob Hailstone February 19, 2019

Revised post-Dreamvar completion code splits conveyancers (LF)

The Law Society’s toughened up code for completion, which comes into force on 1 May, has divided opinion among conveyancers.

Rob Hailstone February 19, 2019