The Office for Legal Complaints is pleased to announce the appointments of Paul McFadden as Chief Ombudsman and Sandra Strinati as Chief Operating Officer of the Legal Ombudsman. Elisabeth Davies, Chair of OLC, said: “Paul Read More
The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices, has been described as a “market barrier” by The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). CILEx have told the Read More
Against the backdrop of Legal Geek’s annual virtual conference, the Law Society of England and Wales this week launched its LawTech, Ethics and the Rule of Law discussion paper, which seeks views on the Read More
Since the arrival of Covid-19 and lockdown there has been a lot of discussion and articles about home working. Much of this has focused on home working from the viewpoint of the individual – should I Read More
Research commissioned by estate agency Benham and Reeves, has revealed that 20,238 property transactions have been made since the announcement of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Of the 20,238 transactions, 85% were Read More
The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) is pleased to announce that PinPoint Information has become an Associate Member of the trade body organisation. PinPoint Information is an established market-leading supplier of due diligence reports to property Read More
Plans to hit the legal profession with a levy, when they are already devoting resources to preventing the system from being abused by money launderers, have prompted solicitors’ leaders to warn of an unjustified negative Read More
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today urged all conveyancers to work closely with their search provider to avoid any unnecessary delays in processing purchase transactions. With lead times to access data at Read More
At the end of last week, we brought you the news that a Leeds businessman had to surrender close to £10m worth of property as a result of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). This case Read More
The latest figures from the Yomdel Propety Sentiment Tracker (YPST) has revealled that the property market is heading back towards normal levels for the seasonal time of year. The booming UK residential property market recorded Read More
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has called for changes to the legal regulatory framework to accommodate the growth of emerging lawtech solutions and the increasing use of remotely accessed legal services. It says Read More
The reported “Conveyancing Standards Bill,” a Private Member’s proposal brought before Parliament by MP for Dudley North, Marco Longhi, has prompted a lively response from Bold Legal Group Members. The proposed Bill, which according Read More
Boris Johnson has addressed both Parliament and the nation today as he’s outlined his latest measures in a bid to simplify and standardize the rules regarding the Coronavirus restrictions implemented in England. The cases Read More
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “The proposed Conveyancing Standards Bill has the right message when it comes to ensuring consumer protection for people making possibly the single most important investment of their lives. Read More
Since the re-opening of the property market in May, no-one could have predicted the way the housing market exploded, with demand rising at an exponential pace. Pent-up demand and the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Read More
A new group aimed at tackling Digital Identity has been formed to address the need for an industry wide approach to the question of an assured digital identity verification. The Digital Identity Group, met for Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic is creating the biggest paradigm shift in the UK property sector since the arrival of the internet yet, after the initial shock of lockdown back in March, the return to work in Read More
The largest local search data company in the UK, OneSearch Direct, keeps conveyancers abreast of Local Authority turnaround times. Following the opening of the property market back in May, the pent-up demand and Stamp Duty Read More
Today’s Conveyancer wanted to mark and recognise World Mental Health Day today (10th October) to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and well-being in the conveyancing sector and legal industry as Read More
A Leeds businessman had to surrender apartments and homes valued at almost £10m to the National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). It is believed that Mansoor ‘Manni’ Mahmood Hussain, 40, Read More