by Rob | Jun 28, 2017 | News
Estate agents are angry over delays in processing land searches by a local authority in the south west.
by Rob | Jun 28, 2017 | News
A decision to strike off a solicitor has been recently overturned by the High Court on the basis he had no chance to defend himself.
by Rob | Jun 27, 2017 | News
The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns – and they may cause headaches for small estate agencies.
by Rob | Jun 27, 2017 | News
Tesco Bank stated that LMS’s proven track record and ability to deliver for all key stakeholders meant the provider was a natural choice.
by Rob | Jun 27, 2017 | News
Accountancy firms’ expansion into the legal services sector took a significant step as regulators opened the way for them to provide more reserved activities.
by Rob | Jun 26, 2017 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will ask 1,000 people about their conveyancing experiences to help improve the regulator’s understanding of the market.
by Rob | Jun 24, 2017 | News
A company launching a new service to track the progress of transactions has raised £850,000 to launch.
by Rob | Jun 24, 2017 | News
An industry figure has advised that leasehold homeowners with onerous contract terms should exercise their rights under the Leasehold Reform Act.
by Rob | Jun 24, 2017 | News
A ‘mystery shopping’ exercise to test law firms’ ability to communicate with customers has shown progress, yet the proportion of solicitors willing to follow up incoming calls from the public remained “drastically low”.
by Rob | Jun 22, 2017 | News
There are an estimated one million drainage systems off-mains, and legislation in the area is becoming increasingly stringent.
by Rob | Jun 21, 2017 | News
A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold reform.
by Rob | Jun 21, 2017 | News
A new conveyancing alliance, the Legal Sector Group, has written to the government, with a detailed set of proposals on leasehold reform.
by Rob | Jun 21, 2017 | News
Conveyancing bodies have united to deliver a list of initiatives to the new housing minister for a ’21st century’ leasehold process. The Legal Sector Group comprises the Conveyancing Association, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Bold Legal...
by Rob | Jun 20, 2017 | News
£600,000 worth of assets linked to mortgage fraud and wine have been seized by the National Crime Agency.
by Rob | Jun 19, 2017 | News
The SRA believes freeing solicitors to sell their services under the umbrella of an unauthorised firm will give practitioners more choice of employer and increase competition in the legal services market.
by Rob | Jun 16, 2017 | News
A tribunal has struck off a veteran solicitor who could not explain where thousands of pounds of clients’ money had gone.
by Rob | Jun 15, 2017 | News
Peter’s biggest goal above all else is to raise awareness amongst fellow men of the biggest killer of men, prostrate cancer.
by Rob | Jun 15, 2017 | News
The low level of external investment in law firms since alternative business structures were allowed more than five years ago “may be a symptom of weak competition in the market overall”, a Legal Services Board report has suggested.
by Rob | Jun 14, 2017 | News
News that the Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to push ahead with changes to the rules governing solicitors was greeted with dismay by the Law Society of England and Wales.
by Rob | Jun 14, 2017 | News
The new housing minister has now been named (Alok Sharma), five days after the result of the General Election. He will not have a place in Cabinet, he is MP for Reading West.
