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SRA consults on costs for firms switching regulators (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is proposing to ease law firms’ insurance obligations should they wish to change regulators.

Rob Hailstone April 22, 2016

Property transaction charges catch out first time buyers, claims survey (EAT)

A new survey suggests that it is the other fees associated with moving house – not estate agents’ charges – that come as the biggest and least welcome surprise to

Rob Hailstone April 21, 2016

Is there a Roman Villa under your client’s garden? (TC)

A rug designer in Wiltshire stumbled upon a hugely significant Roman archaeological find while having a barn on his property converted for his children.

Rob Hailstone April 21, 2016

MPs slam SRA over magic circle firm’s role in ‘mis-selling’ scandal (LSG)

MPs have criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority for what they say is a failure to examine the conduct of a magic circle firm over its role in a cashback guarantee

Rob Hailstone April 21, 2016

Conveyancing Foundation sets it’s sights on raising £10,000 with 255 mile cycle ride (TC)

Volunteers from the Conveyancing Foundation are set to ride 255 miles from Cardiff to Colchester via Bath and Clapham Common in order to raise £10,000 for a children’s charity.

Rob Hailstone April 20, 2016

Sale of Land Registry Is Risk to Every Homeowner and Business

Anyone who owns a home or business premises, buys land or needs to find out who has, should be worried by Government plans to sell off the Land Registry.

Rob Hailstone April 18, 2016

Conveyancers held liable for rogue client (LSG)

Conveyancers on both sides of a transaction are liable for the actions of a rogue seller who committed a £470,000 property fraud, the High Court has ruled.

Rob Hailstone April 18, 2016

ABSs ‘haven’t worked’ and it’s our fault – SRA chief (LSG)

The chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority admitted that alternative business structures ‘haven’t worked’ as expected, urging solicitors to take advantage of recent rule changes enabling them to team

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2016

Call yourself an estate agent? Then surely you must be able to progress a sale (PIE)

Some estate agents are having to take responsibility for parts of their property ‘chain’ that belong to other agents.

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2016

Training provider sues Law Society over “anti-competitive” CQS rule (LF)

A training provider is suing the Law Society for “six-figure damages” over its claim that Chancery Lane is acting anti-competitively by requiring law firms to buy its training in order

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2016

Law Society view on Legal Ombudsman funding

Solicitors that provide a poor service to clients, resulting in complaints to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), should generally bear a greater proportion of LeO’s operating costs.

Rob Hailstone April 15, 2016

QS chief departs as network moves closer to property business (LSG)

The strategy expert hired to turn around the fortunes of the QualitySolicitors network has left after just over two years in the job.

Rob Hailstone April 14, 2016