Longer CHAPS hours kick in today – how will this affect completions? (PIE)
What this will mean in practice for the home-buying and selling public, estate agents, conveyancers and removal firms?http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/todays-the-day-as-longer-chaps-hours-kick-in-but-how-will-this-affect-completions/
Search company warns that new forms may trigger conveyancing delays (EAT)
A search company says the introduction of new search forms aimed at making council reporting easier to understand may lead to slight delays.
Conveyancers react to forthcoming review of the home buying process (TC)
The news that the government is to look at how the home buying process can be improved has received a mixed reaction from conveyancers.
After £7m Veyo loss, Law Society writes off another £5m (LF)
The Law Society has suffered a £5m loss on a botched internal IT project to go with the £7m loss caused by failed conveyancing portal Veyo, it has emerged.
Solicitors’ practising certificate fee 9 per cent cut proposed this year
Solicitors could pay £30 less for their practising certificate fee this year.
Firm cleared of negligence over conveyancing advice (LSG)
A court has ruled a firm was not negligent in the advice it gave a couple who were dividing their shares in a property, after the judge said the firm […]
Centralisation of Local Land Charges data to be completed by 2023 (TC)
The digitisation and centalisation of Local Land Charge data could take as long as six years once it begins at the end of next year according to Land Registry.
Land Registry: a sell-off too far? (LSG)
Privatisation of Land Registry threatens to undermine a vital piece of our national infrastructure.
Law Society sued by training provider over anti-competitive CQS rule (TC)
Socrates Training Limited are seeking damages from the Law Society over claims Chancery Lane abused it’s position in specifying it’s own anti-money laundering training for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme must […]
Safemove Scheme announce Conveyancing Fraud Prevention Summit (TC)
BE Consultancy, owners of the Safemove Scheme have announced two conveyancing fraud prevention summits to take place on 28th and 30th of June in London and Nottingham respectively. Both events […]
Veyo accounts reveal losses of £11 million (TC)
Accounts filed at Companies House for the period ending 31st October have revealed the aborted project lost over £11 million.
Veyo loss hits £11.4m, accounts reveal (LF)
The Law Society’s failed conveyancing portal Veyo recorded a loss of £11.4m in its last financial year, with rival product Free2Convey the cause of its demise, according to newly published […]