by Rob | Sep 22, 2016 | News
The SRA has repeated its warning to the profession about involvement in high-yield investment schemes.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2016 | News
A case brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority against a solicitor who used a client account as a banking facility has been described as at times ‘verging on the shambolic’.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2016 | News
Proposed changes to the Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) handbook that would deprive clients of a string of key protections and create confusion for people seeking legal advice are likely to be widely opposed by the public, a new survey has shown.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2016 | News
Stamp Duty should be replaced by a seller’s tax – effectively meaning that it would transfer transaction tax costs from buyer to vendor.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2016 | News
A gender gap in salaries continues to dog the solicitors’ profession, with men earning on average almost a fifth more than women, according to an earnings survey conducted by the Law Society.
by Rob | Sep 21, 2016 | News
City lawyers have published a scathing critique of the SRA’s plans to overhaul practising rules – while a respected compliance expert claims the proposals would open the door to criminals.
by Rob | Sep 20, 2016 | News
Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according to new research.
by Rob | Sep 20, 2016 | News
A former sole practitioner who “completely failed to carry out money laundering checks or prevent his client bank accounts from being misused”, and as a result saw hundreds of thousands of pounds pass through his firm, has been suspended by the Solicitors Disciplinary...
by Rob | Sep 19, 2016 | News
The professional indemnity insurance (PII) challenges facing valuers between 2008 and 2014 have largely been overcome and most property consultants should now be benefitting from stable, if not reducing, PI insurance rates.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2016 | News
It would be less stressful and less expensive for clients to use their accountants for probate work than solicitors, one of the leading accountancy bodies has claimed.
by Rob | Sep 19, 2016 | News
Proposals to overhaul the SRA handbook are likely to be widely opposed by the public, an Ipsos-Mori survey commissioned by the Law Society suggests.
by Rob | Sep 16, 2016 | News
Mortgage rates may have fallen to record lows, but that doesn’t mean it is any easier to get one, and this could be holding back transactions.
by Rob | Sep 16, 2016 | News
This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world’s first artificially intelligent ‘digital mortgage adviser’.
by Rob | Sep 16, 2016 | News
News and updates from the Law Society September 2016.
by Rob | Sep 15, 2016 | News
A law firm which helped conveyancing clients avoid paying a total of £1.3m in stamp duty land tax has been penalised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
by Rob | Sep 14, 2016 | News
The preceding months have seen a processing time start to finish go from just over 90 days, to just over 70 days within the last few weeks of our FOI request being made.
by Rob | Sep 14, 2016 | News
The Law Society today slammed an official report that brands solicitors as facilitators of corruption, claiming it fails to acknowledge the work the profession has done to clamp down on economic crime.
by Rob | Sep 13, 2016 | News
The Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced the agenda for its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ Conference, which will take place on Thursday 1st December at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea.
by Rob | Sep 13, 2016 | News
Conveyancers will debate how various stakeholders – including estate agents – can deliver a more collaborative home moving experience at an upcoming event.
by Rob | Sep 13, 2016 | News
The Welsh Government has announced that from April 2018, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be replaced with a Land Transaction Tax.
