Law Society sets up group to clarify VAT for property searches (LSG)
The Law Society is establishing a working group to update conveyancing solicitors on how to handle VAT for electronic property searches following a first-tier tribunal ruling.
Don’t ban referral fees (PIE)
Referral fees paid by conveyancers to estate agents should not be banned – but their existence and their value should be disclosed.
Call to ban agents from selling services to buyers while acting for sellers (PIE)
Estate agents should be banned from selling services, such as conveyancing, to buyers while acting for sellers in the same transaction.
Technology is key to improving buying and selling process in the UK (IC)
Technology is the key to transforming the home buying and selling process in the UK as a way of providing more relevant information as early as possible, according to conveyancers.
Opposition to ‘freelance solicitor’ plans grows louder (LSG)
The backlash against Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to allow solicitors to practise as freelancers gained new traction this week with the intervention of a consumer watchdog.