by Rob | Jan 28, 2016 | News
If the government effectively seizes the wheel of the super-regulator, does that not signal a lack of confidence in its leader?
by Rob | Jan 28, 2016 | News
The Law Society has today published a landmark report on the future of legal services that pulls together predictions on how the market will change over the next five years.
by Rob | Jan 27, 2016 | News
The average deposit for a property has risen 15 per cent in the past year and now stands at over £80,000 according to a mortgage broker.
by Rob | Jan 26, 2016 | News
A peer-to-peer lender created by the owners of a Cornish law firm is looking for high street practices to join what it says is the first legal panel in the fast-growing alternative finance sector alternative finance sector.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2016 | News
Prime Minister David Cameron has dismissed out of hand appeals to reconsider the recent measures aimed at making buy to let investment less attractive.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2016 | News
The technology behind the Bitcoin digital currency could usher in an era of ‘smart contracts’ and enable the creation of a tamper-proof Land Registry database, legal technology experts said this week in the wake of a landmark government report.
by Rob | Jan 25, 2016 | News
The number of professional negligence claims against law firms in the High Court has almost halved in a year, data compiled by City firm RPC reveal today
by Rob | Jan 22, 2016 | News
Lenders have expressed concern over the buy-to-let sector, saying it is unclear how tax changes will affect it.
by Rob | Jan 22, 2016 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has claimed the profession will not command public confidence until the regulator formally splits from the representative Law Society.
by Rob | Jan 21, 2016 | News
Today – 21st January 2016 – marks Andy Sommerville’s 30 years in the search industry. The co-owner and director of Search Acumen shared the secrets of his longevity in the business – and his success – with Today’s Conveyancer.
by Rob | Jan 21, 2016 | News
Paragon Mortgages (also referred to as Mortgage Trust) has become the first lender to protect their customers from fraud using the Safe Move Scheme.
by Rob | Jan 21, 2016 | News
The Law Society’s share of the practising certificate fee should be repaid to solicitors if the Solicitors Regulation Authority becomes fully independent, the regulator’s chief executive has said.
by Rob | Jan 21, 2016 | News
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is set to make encouraging comparison sites to enter the legal market one of its goals for the next year, along with telling regulators to be clearer about how they spend the profession’s money.
by Rob | Jan 21, 2016 | News
The Legal Services Board has today set out its stall for the immediate future – ahead of two external reviews of legal regulation.
by Rob | Jan 20, 2016 | News
The Competition and Markets Authority unexpectedly weighed in this week with its study into the supply of legal services to consumers and SMEs.
by Rob | Jan 20, 2016 | News
Free2Convey, which began as a free rival to failed conveyancing portal Veyo, is to formally launch to all conveyancers at the start of next month.
by Rob | Jan 20, 2016 | News
The SRA have published a consumer credit toolkit to help firms ensure the services they deliver are compliant with the new regulatory regime.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2016 | News
The head of a removals trade body has called for conveyancing problems to be sorted out which cause delays or logistical nightmares.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2016 | News
The Legal Ombudsman has published new guidance for first time buyers as a result of conveyancing problems topping the list of legal complaints.
by Rob | Jan 19, 2016 | News
The Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has yesterday launched the second edition of its Conveyancing Protocol.
