by Rob | Feb 4, 2016 | News
Solicitors are being asked by the Law Society whether separate client accounts should be abolished, as part of a consultation on the accounts rules.
by Rob | Feb 4, 2016 | News
Conveyancers risk becoming a police force as part of unintended consequences of the government’s higher stamp duty rates, a trade body has warned.
by Rob | Feb 4, 2016 | News
The oversight regulatory body has given its provisional backing to the competition watchdog for a complete review of the legal sector.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2016 | News
Conveyancers have expressed serious criticisms about the short time frame between the Budget and April 1, when the new Stamp Duty surcharge is due to kick in.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2016 | News
The Land Registry has thrown more light on the case in which veteran war reporter Max Hastings was the subject of a fraud scam and was ‘sold’ for £1.3m.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2016 | News
Three years on from the launch of Land Registry’s property fraud line, nearly 3,000 calls and emails have been received, providing members of the public with help in protecting their most valuable asset – their home.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2016 | News
Buying a home is a daunting task, particularly for first time buyers, so people will inevitably be relying on their conveyancer to help make the process run smoothly.
by Rob | Feb 3, 2016 | News
Elite Insurance has announced its withdrawal from the solicitors’ market citing ‘unsustainable’ rates offered by competitors.
by Rob | Feb 2, 2016 | News
Undeterred by the public failure of their southern colleagues with Veyo, the Law Society of Scotland have announced a partnership to develop an e-conveyancing platform.
by Rob | Feb 2, 2016 | News
The Question of Trust campaign invited the public and profession to share their views on what should happen when solicitors fall short of the professional standards set out in the SRA Handbook. The campaign used scenarios based on real-life cases to ask how serious...
by Rob | Feb 2, 2016 | News
Financial regulators have fined five individuals a total of £15.5m for their part in unauthorised solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance schemes.
by Rob | Feb 2, 2016 | News
Yet another big brand name that entered the legal services market through an Alternative Business Structure has admitted to scaling back its activity.
by Rob | Feb 1, 2016 | News
An attack on the Government’s strategy of taxing the purchases of second homes and buy-to-let property has come under fire from an unexpected source.
by Rob | Feb 1, 2016 | News
A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has nonetheless slammed the government’s proposals as “dangerously flawed.”
by Rob | Feb 1, 2016 | News
The number of complaints about lawyers has fallen to its lowest level since the opening of the Legal Ombudsman, its much-delayed annual report and accounts have shown.
by Rob | Feb 1, 2016 | News
The former chair of the Law Society’s land law and conveyancing committee, who was struck off last summer, has helped his wife set up an unregulated law firm, it has emerged.
by Rob | Jan 30, 2016 | News
Predicting how the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number of changes and developments which could create some game-changing circumstances.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2016 | News
Only months after the collapse of Veyo aimed at creating a conveyancing portal for England and Wales, the Law Society of Scotland has announced a bid to deliver a “one-stop-shop digital platform for property solicitors.”
by Rob | Jan 29, 2016 | News
An important amendment is be made to clause 10 of the CML Lenders’ Handbook on 1 February 2016.
by Rob | Jan 29, 2016 | News
The previous rules meant that the SRA could revoke or suspend a firm’s authorisation if it did not carry out the reserved activities it was authorised to do. As part of the agenda of reducing the regulatory burden on firms and promoting flexibility and...
