by Rob | Jul 16, 2015 | News
The Law Society is looking at how the Legal Ombudsman is funded and whether any changes could be made to make its case fee structure fairer.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2015 | News
On 30 November 2015, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) will amend the requirements relating to building insurance in part 2 of the Handbook.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2015 | News
More than 1,000 firms are to be freed from the requirement to submit accountants’ reports to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2015 | News
Duncan Samuel is Managing Director and founder of Gazeal, a new service, launched in April, which promises to end gazumping forever.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2015 | News
Legal services clients could receive email messages asking them to rate the quality of service under an agreement between a new solicitor rating website and a legal IT supplier.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2015 | News
The SRA has reopened the vexed debate about minimum cover for professional indemnity insurance – and mooted the idea of ditching a minimum altogether.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2015 | News
The upturn in the south east property market has meant many more cases for practitioners to handle. That is great for business and consumers. However, we have also seen proportionately more transaction delay. This causes frustration and anxiety in the time leading up...
by Rob | Jul 10, 2015 | News
An end to a compulsory minimum level of professional indemnity insurance (PII) and replacing the compensation fund with an insurance policy are among the ideas for reform of client protection arrangements put forward by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2015 | News
An SRA discussion paper launched this week looks at striking the right balance in providing financial protections for the public, and the cost for firms and individual solicitors.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2015 | News
His priorities over the next 12 months include protecting the rule of law, ensuring access to justice for everyone and improving property transfer in England and Wales.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2015 | News
Following announcements in yesterday’s Summer Budget, as delivered by George Osbourne, Today’s Conveyancer brings you the reactions from a range of experts within the property industry.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents has this morning announced it is to carry out its own investigation ahead of tonight’s screening of the Channel 4 documentary From Russia with Cash in which a number of agents allegedly deal with an undercover investigator...
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to target five high end London estate agents in a bid to see how they operate to counter money laundering.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
On 13th July, Land Registry will introduce eDespatch for users of its online portal.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
Owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses begin by searching the internet when looking for specialist legal help, a survey by Google has found.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the SRA and the LSB, suggest that legal professionals, including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more innovative in the organisation and management of their business.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
A voluntary register for the overarching regulation of paralegals has been set up in a bid to establish the sector as a ‘fourth arm’ of the legal profession, alongside solicitors, barristers and legal executives.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2015 | News
The majority of ‘legal service providers’ feel they have leadership and culture in their firm to support innovation – but just a quarter have taken the plunge in the past three years.
by Rob | Jul 7, 2015 | News
People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the Scottish Parliament, says the Law Society of Scotland.
by Rob | Jul 7, 2015 | News
ULS Group has just launched estateagent4me, a free website enabling customers to choose the best performing estate agent in their area. ULS also provides eConveyancer, which commands 5% of the conveyancing market – and the company has big plans for the future.
