Dual representation floated to speed up home buying (LSG)
The government has mooted the possibility of encouraging buyers and sellers to retain the same conveyancing solicitor as part of its mission to fix what it considers a ‘broken housing […]
E-conveyancing back on government agenda (LSG)
A decade after abandoning its last attempt to put the conveyancing process in England and Wales online, the government is calling for views on what it should do to accelerate […]
Former AHIPP leader Mike Ockenden says he has feeling of deja vu (PIE)
A leading figure in the Home Information Pack industry has said that – despite the Government’s strong denials that it will bring back HIPs – he has the feeling of […]
Latest ‘call for evidence’ hints of a ban on referral fees paid to agents (PIE)
The latest ‘call for evidence’ into the industry, unexpectedly released in the early hours of Sunday morning before any of the documentation was available online, is asking some leading questions […]
Conveyancers and searches in firing line of new government probe (EAT)
Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation on the house buying process.
Government floats referral fee ban and acting for both sides in bid to improve home-buying process (LF)
A ban on estate agents charging solicitors referral fees along with loosening the restriction on conveyancers acting for both seller and buyer were suggested by the government yesterday as possible […]
Warning as number of solicitors tops 140,000 (LSG)
The number of practising solicitors in England and Wales has reached another all-time high as the profession continues to defy all predictions of a potential shakeout.