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UK Watchdog Proposes Tougher Rules for Property Funds (IC)

The FCA proposed a package of rules and guidance for funds that hold illiquid assets including commercial property that are hard to sell in stressed market conditions when investors often

Rob Hailstone October 10, 2018

Land Registry: help us make conveyancing cheaper (LSG)

HM Land Registry has urged its customers to provide all the information it requires to make the conveyancing process simpler, faster and cheaper – publishing a charter to help deliver

Rob Hailstone October 9, 2018

Pressure mounts on estate agents to disclose referral fees upfront (PIE)

The housing minister has stressed the importance of estate agents disclosing their referral fee arrangements upfront.

Rob Hailstone October 9, 2018

Call to protect compliance officers who report solicitors to SRA (LSG)

There should be specific protection against victimisation for compliance officers who report their solicitors to their regulator, the Law Society has argued.

Rob Hailstone October 8, 2018

Relaxed rules prompt conveyancers to jump the SRA ship to CLC (LSG)

Firms have started to leave the Solicitors Regulation Authority for a rival regulator now rules have changed to make transfers easier, it was revealed this week.

Rob Hailstone October 8, 2018

House buying reform – should we all sell homes the Scottish way? (EAT)

We are approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for Evidence, a request for views and ideas on how the home buying process can be improved

Rob Hailstone October 5, 2018

How Will Blockchain Change Property Auctions? (TC)

Like any new technology, it will take time for the effects of Blockchain to be fully understood by the sector. But it is definitely a trend to watch.

Rob Hailstone October 5, 2018

‘Take a light approach’ – Society to SRA as transparency deadline looms (LSG)

Law firms face a tight turnaround to publish price and service information for consumers and small businesses, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned after the Solicitors Regulation

Rob Hailstone October 3, 2018

Don’t hold up completions at the last minute, conveyancers are told (PIE)

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers has called for conveyancers to have all monies, including mortgage funds, in place the day before completion.

Rob Hailstone October 3, 2018

Land Registry picks blockchain partner (LSG)

HM Land Registry has taken a further step towards fully automating the conveyancing process by announcing a partnership with a software company to explore the potential of blockchain technology.

Rob Hailstone October 2, 2018

Firms must publish details of solicitors’ credentials (LSG)

Law firms will have to publish details of their employees’ experience and the time work is likely to take – as well as their prices – when new transparency rules

Rob Hailstone October 2, 2018

One in three law firms targeted by cyberscammers as PII hike looms (LSG)

One in three law firms was targeted by cyberscammers in 2017-18, up from a quarter the previous year, the Law Society’s annual survey of professional indemnity insurance shows.

Rob Hailstone October 2, 2018