The SRA said last week that firms may be running the risk of exposure to money laundering by thinking “it won’t happen to us”. Laura Holloway, Risk Analyst at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Read More
A 5% increase in gross mortgage lending in April was helped by a 10% increase in remortgage activity. According to new data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders a total of £3.4 billion was advanced to Read More
Legal Eye launch unique seminars on law firm compliance, risk management and marketing Legal Eye, the market leader for accreditation and compliance assessment, has launched the first in a series of vital seminars for partners Read More
House purchase lending hit a sixteen month high in May thanks to an increase in high LTV lending. The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv, the UK’s largest chartered surveyor, and part of LSL Read More
At the CML Scotland Annual Conference last week CML director general Paul Smee highlighted concerns about the Law Society of Scotland’s plans to introduce separate representation. Mr. Smee said: "My concerns were redoubled Read More
A consumer panel has called for the merging of professional indemnity insurance and compensation to be actively explored. The Legal Services Consumer Panel has published a report looking at whether the legal regulators financial protection Read More
One of the UK’s leading conveyancing firms will host a recruitment evening on June 26th in Daventry in a bid to find property lawyers, case managers and graduates seeking a career in conveyancing. Ashley Read More
Twitter is used by 10 million people in the UK. 67% of them are following a brand. Sometimes conveyancing clients can be wonderful and say positive things. Aston Bond will be proud of the following Read More
After lack of demand for the product, Virgin Money has pulled out of the self-build mortgage sector. A spokesperson said: “There was a limited demand for the product so we decided to withdraw it. It Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year 2012/13. The report covers the third full year of the post Legal Services Act 2007 regulatory regime and describes how the LSB Read More
The tough times seem to keep coming for the Co-operative Bank. The Times has reported that the embattled bank is looking for buyers for their mortgage arm, Western Mortgage Services, which has £11bn in Read More
In addition to hundreds of firms already under investigation, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be investigating a further 205 firms that appear to be operating without compliance officers. The discovery of additional firms is reportedly Read More
A four day hearing is underway at the Court of Appeal to hear appeals seeking to quash the Government’s strategy for a new high speed railway line from London to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Read More
QualitySolicitors Martin Tolhurst has signed up to the first ever set of customer service commitments for conveyancing. The Pledges, which go further than existing regulation and accreditation schemes, were launched by the Conveyancing Association (CA) Read More
The level of conveyancing work carried out in Britain has risen 15% over the last 12 months according to research from property search provider SearchFlow. 59% of firms saw work increasing over the last year with only 7% experiencing Read More
A conference hosted by ConveyCentric will look at fraud identification and panel management from a lender’s perspective. The conference will take place on the 11th July at 1.30pm at The Derbyshire Hotel, Derby. Read More
The Board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been asked to approve plans to fund the cost of interventions from the Compensation Fund. The SRA has estimated that the total cost of interventions in 2013 Read More
Legal workflow specialist, OchreSoft, has announced details of its latest win in the conveyancing market. It has been appointed by fast-growing South Wales firm, Keith Evans & Co, to deliver its IntelliworksTM software across the Read More
In a statement on their website dated the 7th June CLC commented positively on the merits of the use of risk management tools. The statement on the Council of Licensed Conveyancers site reads as Read More
The SRA has on 11 June issued a warning over an individual calling himself Jonathan Lingfield who is purporting to be Principal of Lingfield Law. The individual purporting to be Jonathan Lingfield from Lingfield Law has Read More