Consumer protections swept away by regulator
News that the Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to push ahead with changes to the rules governing solicitors was greeted with dismay by the Law Society of England and Wales.
New housing minister is finally named as Alok Sharma (PIE)
The new housing minister has now been named (Alok Sharma), five days after the result of the General Election. He will not have a place in Cabinet, he is MP […]
“SDLT reforms shattered the property market” (TC)
New research has indicated that the housing market has “shattered” since the stamp duty surcharge was introduced last year.
SDT strikes off dishonest solicitor for second time after deceiving lenders about who was doing their work (LF)
A solicitor has been struck off for the second time and ordered to pay costs of almost £66,000 after dishonestly misleading mortgage lenders in order to service clients of a […]
SRA reforms “open up cost-saving restructuring opportunity” for law firms (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s decision to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated law firms opens up the prospects of insurers and others offering their customers legal advice and law firms […]
Advertising watchdog clears Law Society over “misleading” CQS claims (LF)
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint by a solicitor that the Law Society misled consumers by claiming that all members of its Conveyancing Quality Scheme go through “rigorous […]