The Solicitors Regulation Authority has started to consider law firms’ nominations for two key roles in the move to outcomes focused regulation. Nominations closed today for Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs) and Compliance Officers Read More
The bank has pledged to lend £5bn by the end of 2012 to first time buyers. This could amount to helping 50,000 people get on the property ladder. In the first six months of 2012 Lloyds provided Read More
The SRA have confirmed that clients’ needs are a vital part of the regulation process for solicitors. They drew attention to the Outcomes-Focused Regulation and in particular the re-written Solicitors Code of Conduct, as evidence Read More
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) responds to Santander’s decision to reduce its conveyancing panel. The SLC have joined those expressing disappointment at Santander’s decision to cut its conveyancing panel by several hundred Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued the following warning regarding Acer Solicitors. The email address matthew.shiels@gmx.co.uk and mobile telephone number 07924 551313 are not legitimate contact details for solicitors practice Acer Read More
The well-known case of Highcross v. Heaney has left developers with more uncertainty than ever in relation to rights of light. The decision by Judge Langan QC to issue a mandatory injunction against the developer, Read More
On 22 October 2012 the Land Registry will reduce their fees by an average of 10 per cent. They have been able to reduce their fees thanks to the efficiency savings they have made over the last five Read More
The Law Society confirmed today that Santander will cut its conveyancing panel by several hundred firms. The cuts are based on the number of transactions firms have carried out specifically for Santander. Firms affected have Read More
DevAssist would like to thank everybody for the attending and supporting our Annual Polo Day in support of the Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal. This is second year that we have done this as a tribute Read More
Buy-to-let lending has seen a 40% increase in the first half of 2012 compared to 2011, figures from Blemain Finance show. Investment has gradually increased in the last six months for buy-to-let second charge cases, showing landlords are Read More
UKAR, the state-backed lender that took on Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock mortgages, has confirmed it has more than 100,000 customers with no credible plan to repay interest-only home loans. The controversial loans, where customers Read More
The firm has declared its financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2012. Despite a challenging quarter Countrywide Holdings Ltd describes its conveyancing offering as “industry leading”. They saw a 4% increase in income from Read More
Lending remains heavily concentrated across the six largest lenders (Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, Barclays, Nationwide BS, The Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC). Lloyds Banking Group tops the 2011 list with a 19.9% market share. The six Read More
Thomson Reuters today announced that Co-operative Legal Services has selected a Thomson Reuters product to support its front office matter management needs. It’s been a big week for Co-op with the announcement that Read More
We announced yesterday that HSBC and the Law Society were in the final stages of agreeing the process of incorporating Conyeyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) firms onto its mortgage conveyancing panel. The new process will be Read More
In a deal worth £750m the Co-operative Group is set to grow to nearly 1000 branches. The move sees the acquisition of Verde, TSB and Cheltenham & Gloucester brands, in what the BBC’s business Read More
The Law Society and HSBC are in the final stages of agreeing the processes that will ensure that the bank’s systems incorporate all Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) firms onto its mortgage conveyancing panel. The Read More
The latest Fraudscape Bulletin, which analyses records of the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service (CIFAS), shows that over the last year fraudulent activity has reached new highs. £· 130,706 confirmed frauds were recorded to the National Read More
Emma Alsop, a property lawyer with Lanyon Bowdler, has been selected as one of three finalists shortlisted for Young Conveyancer of the Year at the 2012 LFS Conveyancing Awards. This is the launch year for the Read More
In the last week many lenders have introduced new deals to the market. Santander is offering a record-breaking five-year fix at 2.99%, to borrowers with a 40% deposit. The deal is extremely similar to HSBC’s new Read More