SRA transparency clampdown begins with action against two firms (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has begun its clampdown on firms failing to meet transparency requirements with the announcement of the first two sanctions against firms.
The government is “absolutely determined” to keep the housing market open (PIE)
The government remains committed to keeping the housing market open despite repeated warnings from scientific advisers that the existing current lockdown does not go far enough and that the prime […]
Conveyancing chiefs report clients ‘distraught’ over stamp duty deadline (TN)
Three key conveyancing industry bodies have called on Minister to wake up to the damage a ‘hard stop’ on 31st March would cause.
Conveyancers seek wider adoption of unique property numbers (LSG)
Conveyancing solicitors have signed an open letter urging housing secretary Robert Jenrick to speed up the home buying and selling process by encouraging the widespread adoption of unique property reference […]