The Leasehold Group of Companies has warned Government’s leasehold reform proposals ‘fall well short of what is needed’ to reform sector. They described the Government’s proposed reforms to the leasehold system as “window dressing” and

HM Land Registry is allowing conveyancers more time to reply back to requisitions by extending the period of time for responses. The new extension granted by the Land registry to respond to requisition for most

Government’s Leasehold Reform proposals announcement have been welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales but more commonhold incentivisation is needed. Solicitors’ leaders are warning that for commonhold ownership to flourish, there must be

Key leaders in the legal profession reveal conveyancers are suffering mental health problems because of the unprecedented workload they are enduring to meet the March 31st stamp duty holiday deadline. The conveyancing industry is under

HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme is bringing the service into the 21st century by transforming hundreds of local authority LLC registers into a central digital service. HM Land Registry (HMLR) said: “HM

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme for an extra one month until the end of April next year. Rishi said the move would provide “certainty for millions of jobs and businesses”. The further

Conveyancers are facing unprecedented challenges as fresh data reveals a significant rise in prospective completions. The extreme difficulties of coronavirus have impacted greatly on the conveyancing industry causing the profession immense pressure and stress. Exclusive

HM Land Registry have provided informative videos for conveyancers to help avoid the most common reasons for requisitions after data revealed that nearly 20% of registration applications require them to raise a requisition. In addition,

Transactions already underway in the sector may not complete before the deadline due to hold ups and delays because of unprecedented pressures on the conveyancing industry  – But who in the sector is causing the

HM Land Registry have made changes to their current practice regarding fees where a form RX1 is required for a restriction. But when is a form RX1 required? A form RX1 is required when applying

A study into residential conveyancing transaction data has found the gap between new property instructions and completions is continuing to grow, creating further concerns for an already pressurised market as the Stamp Duty holiday deadline

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has launched a revised fifth version of its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol which provides conveyancing firms with practical information on how criminals operate

Sort Legal are delighted to announce they are now authorised by the SRA (Solicitors Regulations Authority) as a training provider to help train new solicitors as part of their plans for future growth. Continuously seeing

There was widespread disappointment across the property industry last week following the Chancellor’s spending review which omitted an extension to the current stamp duty holiday. Conveyancers, estate agents, surveyors and property sector bodies were hoping

The latest Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Risk Outlook 2020-21 gives a stark reminder to the conveyancing industry that they are most at risk to be targeted by money launderers. It states that conveyancers and the

Health Secretary Matt Hancock sets out tougher rules for England’s new coronavirus tier system. As we come out of the second lockdown in a bid to protect vital services in the fight against the virus,

There has been a significant increase in the number of property searches being submitted ‘out of hours’ by conveyancers. The extreme challenges and difficulties of coronavirus has impacted greatly on the conveyancing industry causing the

A large website-based price comparison business has revealed that as many as a quarter may pull out of their property transaction if they miss the stamp duty holiday deadline. Last month MoneySupermarket surveyed 2,000 people

Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve