SRA to canvass public over conveyancing experience (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will ask 1,000 people about their conveyancing experiences to help improve the regulator’s understanding of the market.
New move-tracking service aims to cut transaction times to just two days (PIE)
A company launching a new service to track the progress of transactions has raised £850,000 to launch.
Leasehold homeowners urged to use Leasehold Reform Act (TC)
An industry figure has advised that leasehold homeowners with onerous contract terms should exercise their rights under the Leasehold Reform Act.
Residential property a clear winner in terms of call handling (LF)
A ‘mystery shopping’ exercise to test law firms’ ability to communicate with customers has shown progress, yet the proportion of solicitors willing to follow up incoming calls from the public […]
Septic tanks: do you know about the new legislation? (TC)
There are an estimated one million drainage systems off-mains, and legislation in the area is becoming increasingly stringent.
Conveyancers set out their ideas for leasehold reform (EAT)
A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold reform.
Law firms, legal executives and licensed conveyancers join forces to lobby for leasehold reform (LF)
A new conveyancing alliance, the Legal Sector Group, has written to the government, with a detailed set of proposals on leasehold reform.
Conveyancers seek to put leasehold reform back on government agenda (LSG)
Conveyancing bodies have united to deliver a list of initiatives to the new housing minister for a ’21st century’ leasehold process. The Legal Sector Group comprises the Conveyancing Association, the […]
Assets worth £600k seized from mortgage fraudsters (TC)
£600,000 worth of assets linked to mortgage fraud and wine have been seized by the National Crime Agency.
Solicitors set free – at what price? (LSG)
The SRA believes freeing solicitors to sell their services under the umbrella of an unauthorised firm will give practitioners more choice of employer and increase competition in the legal services […]
Veteran conveyancing solicitor couldn’t account for missing £148k (LSG)
A tribunal has struck off a veteran solicitor who could not explain where thousands of pounds of clients’ money had gone.
London2Paris24hour cycle – Peter Sowerby Trilogy (TC)
Peter’s biggest goal above all else is to raise awareness amongst fellow men of the biggest killer of men, prostrate cancer.