Brian Rogers, Regulatory Director at Access Legal. He a leading thought leader on all things regulation and compliance and is a regular Linkedin blogger and author of articles.
The sensitive personal data that’s collected – addresses, names, financial information or property deeds, and the large sums of money handled make conveyancers a prime target for hackers. In fact, cybercrime remains one of the
The Ukraine crisis has meant a series of sanctions have been put in place on Russia and any associated people and companies. Almost all industries have been affected in one way or another, but it
Estate agents may be forced to hand over private information (bank account details, company information, etc.) belonging to buyers of high-value properties in some parts of London; this is a proposal being forward by the
We handle many complaints on behalf of property firms, so have a very good understanding of where things can go wrong when handling property transactions; we want to share some of these with you so
We are often asked the question, “How many property files should we be reviewing?”, and when we ask what the firm is currently doing get met with, “three files per quarter per fee earner, including
Conveyancers working within firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will have their hands full leading up to 25th November 2019, when a new set of Standards and Regulations will be introduced covering solicitors,
There are around 2,900 property firms that are accredited to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), and that rely on the accreditation to be able to undertake work on behalf of mortgage lenders; the
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