The SRA have revealed that 1,200 nominees did not declare “potentially relevant issues” — including undisclosed criminal convictions, serious disciplinary sanctions and undeclared bankruptcy. A total of 145 firms are facing enforcement action for failing to complete nominations Read More
Up to 1,000 firms have just 59 days left to obtain the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation mark, or risk being removed from Santander’s conveyancing panel. In September last year, the bank changed the Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning involving con artists claiming to be from May, May & Merrimans. This is the second warning this week relating to a con artists pretending to represent Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned of con artists claiming to be from legitimate law firm Alker and Ball. The public are advised that the e-mail address alkerandball@lawyer.com and the mobile telephone Read More
A Legal Services Consumer Panel report has praised the SRA for making consumers’ lives easier when choosing legal services and understanding their rights. The report is entitled “Empowering Consumers Background Paper 2: learning from other sectors” Read More
Conveyancers have been warned of the need to carry out more flood searches to avoid accusations of negligence, as parts of the country face the threat of flood from melting snow. On Tuesday, the Environment Read More
STL has enhanced its online order site to help firms take more control of their own search accounts and save a significant amount of administrative time. As well as ordering all searches and indemnities through Read More
Legal workflow specialist, OchreSoft, has announced details of its first win of 2013. It has been appointed by Top 50 law firm, Slater & Gordon Lawyers (S&G) (Formerly Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors), to deliver Read More
One of the largest panel managers of conveyancing in the UK, Move with Us, has announced a new partnership with Pattinson Estate Agents. The group will partner Pattinson, one of the largest independent estate agency Read More
Conveyancing search supermarket ETSOS has brought in a new product line for early 2013 with the addition of title insurance.Users now enjoy one-click access to a range of specialist products via the ETSOS ordering portal, Read More
The HMRC have released their latest set of data relating to the number and aggregate value of property transactions in the UK. There were 932,000 completed transactions of a value above £40,000 last year, up 5% from 2011. Read More
According to data from the Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML) monthly gross remortgage lending fell by £404m in December to £2.7bn. This represents a fall of 13.0% from November reversing a strong September and Read More
In a case last week, Lord Justice Toulson remarked that property laws relating to those co-habiting offered little legal protection to non-married couples whose relationships break down. He referred to a report that was published Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation asking for feedback on the fines it can levy against firms and individuals that have breached the Code of Conduct. The proposals look to make the Read More
Law Firm Services Limited has announced they will be hosting the second annual Conveyancing Awards. The awards for 2013 are now open and all firms involved in residential conveyancing are invited to enter. The 2012 awards saw Read More
Sarah Hill Wheeler joins the conversation about Richard Susskind’s new book. Isn’t this just another book about lawyers, written by an Ivory Tower academic? No. True, Professor Richard Susskind is an academic. Adviser Read More
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has raised concerns over the mechanism and risk to conveyancers, ahead of the launch of the Government’s Green Deal on Monday. Chairman of the RPSA, Alan Milstein, said: “Read More
Although January may be coming to an end, it’s not too late to make a New Year’s Resolution. With surface water flooding (caused by heavy rain and thawing snow) set to continue, Read More
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has announced that it will be introducing a new advanced apprenticeship in legal services. The Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in LegaI will hopefully provide a springboard to qualification as Read More
The SRA has launched a comprehensive two-year review of solicitors’ compensation arrangements. The review will inform future policy decisions. Currently all firms who hold client money contribute to the Compensation Fund. The purpose of the Read More