Government pledges action on leasehold reform ‘very shortly’ (PIE)
The Government is facing fresh calls to reform leaseholds and take action on doubling ground rents.
Ground rent advice failure means solicitors could be subject to group litigation (TC)
Failure to properly advise clients regarding onerous ground rent clauses could lead to litigation against conveyancing solicitors.
“Satisfaction levels do not tell the whole story” – consumer panel defends survey findings (LF)
The findings from the Legal Services Consumer Panel’s latest tracker survey that people are generally satisfied with their lawyers does not detract from the concerns over their lack of shopping […]
Land Registry steps up “frictionless” digital conveyancing project as it expands legal team (LF)
An expanding team of more than 100 HM Land Registry lawyers dealt with 100,000 legal enquiries last year.