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Good news: We’re getting busier, say conveyancers (PIE)

Conveyancers’ confidence in the market is rising, as workloads increase.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2015

TV series starting tonight unveils ‘phoney agent’ in sub-letting scam (PIE)

A new Channel 5 TV series is due to start tonight, called “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2015

RICS pondering removing valuation from HomeBuyers Report (EAT)

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is working on a revised HomeBuyer Report which will not include the ‘historic’ valuation element.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2015

The SRA supports Pride in London

This weekend the Solicitors Regulation Authority is supporting the London Pride festival.

Rob Hailstone June 23, 2015

‘How a £90 will by Barclays lost half my house’

A woman is seeking hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from Barclays, claiming the bank’s will-writing service resulted in her losing a stake in a valuable London home.

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2015

Fake reviews underline need for best practice by legal comparison websites (LF)

Consumers are being misled by dubious practices in online reviews and endorsements, while more than half of buyers of services are swayed by them, according to an investigation by the

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2015

Law Society records £33m surplus – but cost of practising set to remain the same (LF)

The Law Society recorded a £33m surplus last year, its annual report has shown, while former chief executive Des Hudson received a pay packet of £407,000 in his final year.

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2015

Ombudsman ordered to cut costs and improve satisfaction (LSG)

The super-regulator has laid down the law to the Legal Ombudsman with a tough new set of performance targets.

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2015

Bar’s client account fund to cut fees to attract solicitors (LSG)

The client account scheme run by the Bar Council for the benefit of direct-access barristers is to alter its price structure this summer to attract more solicitors.

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2015

HMRC making anti-money laundering spot checks on agents (EAT)

The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their compliance with anti-money laundering procedures.

Rob Hailstone June 19, 2015

RBS reassures solicitor firms over payments delays (LSG)

Firms affected by the RBS payments crisis will be indemnified for any losses incurred.

Rob Hailstone June 19, 2015

LeO overhaul to cost profession up to £90k a year (LSG)

A reorganisation at the top of the Legal Ombudsman could cost the profession an extra £90,000 a year in managers’ salaries.

Rob Hailstone June 19, 2015