by Rob | Jul 19, 2017 | News
Failure to properly advise clients regarding onerous ground rent clauses could lead to litigation against conveyancing solicitors.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2017 | News
The findings from the Legal Services Consumer Panel’s latest tracker survey that people are generally satisfied with their lawyers does not detract from the concerns over their lack of shopping around before choosing one.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2017 | News
An expanding team of more than 100 HM Land Registry lawyers dealt with 100,000 legal enquiries last year.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2017 | News
Paperless mortgage deeds could become a reality this year, HM Land Registry has revealed.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2017 | News
An online agent that failed to get funding from the Dragons’ Den is now under new ownership and pitching itself as the UK’s first “no-fee” agent.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2017 | News
The legal services market is “at a standstill”, with consumers still relying “too heavily on reputation” and reluctant to shop around, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2017 | News
A solicitor has admitted creating six false letters to make it appear he was progressing his client’s case.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2017 | News
Satisfaction levels among consumers of legal services continues to be high, but those who are not happy are more likely than ever to do nothing about it.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2017 | News
Is it difficult to find a good conveyancer? No, it’s not difficult. It’s almost impossible.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2017 | News
HM Land Registry has revealed that over three-quarters of customers found that their new service reduced time needed to speak to them about registration applications.
by Rob | Jul 17, 2017 | News
The High Court has rejected the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) bid to increase the sanction imposed on a solicitor convicted of transferring criminal property after being taken in by a charismatic conman posing as the Pope’s banker.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2017 | News
A potential rise in fraud over the summer has led to buy-to-let landlords and homeowners being warned to take precautionary measures.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2017 | News
Outdated Victorian-era laws surrounding wills need an overhaul, the Law Commission says in a wide-ranging consultation aimed at bringing the law into step with the modern world.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2017 | News
The CLC is pleased that the SRA has decided to remove a barrier that has prevented lawyers from exercising their right to choose the most appropriate regulator for their business.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2017 | News
Purplebricks says it is to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts as it ramps up its bid to become the biggest estate agent in the UK.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2017 | News
The Law Commission has set its sights on England and Wales becoming the first major jurisdiction in the world to allow electronic wills by proposing that the Lord Chancellor is given the power to introduce them by statutory instrument.
by Rob | Jul 13, 2017 | News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers could introduce a ‘sanctions ladder’ to ensure consistency when its members face disciplinary action under proposals published this week.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2017 | News
Recent research has indicated that over three-quarters of home movers would be put off purchasing a property if they discovered Japanese Knotweed was present.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2017 | News
Invasion of Japanese Knotweed in the urban environment can be very dangerous.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2017 | News
People applying online for probate will be able to make a ‘digital statement of truth’ rather than swearing in person at a solicitor’s office or a probate registry, HM Courts and Tribunals Service has revealed.
