Legal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaints (LSG)
The Legal Ombudsman received complaints about 1,673 firms and individuals during the last financial year, the organisation revealed today in its annual name-and-shame list.
New e-conveyancing system launches ahead of national roll-out (EAT)
A new e-conveyancing platform has been launched in Edinburgh ahead of a roll-out across all of Scotland.
Land Registry: a sell-off too far? (LSG)
Privatisation of the Land Registry would mark a significant change to the status of a vital piece of our national infrastructure.
Conveyancers urge ministers not to repeat HIPs fiasco (LSG)
Conveyancers are counselling caution on reform of the homebuying process after confirmation of a government review rekindled memories of the much-criticised home information packs (HIPs) scrapped in 2010.
Co-op members to receive financial reward for using legal services arm (LF)
Members of the Co-op are set to receive money back if they use the group’s legal services arm.
Ex-estate agent launches new conveyancing service designed for agents (PIE)
A former estate agent has launched a new conveyancing service for estate agents.
How can the consumer’s home purchase/sale experience be improved? (TC)
Eddie Goldsmith discusses issues within the home buying and selling process, following a roundtable hosted by the Conveyancing Association attended by many industry stakeholders.
Open thread: how would you reform the homebuying system?
Conveyancers learned yesterday that the government is to review the homebuying process, which rekindled memories of the much-criticised HIP scrapped in 2010. How would you reform the system?
Son of HIPs? Agents could supply more information about property at marketing (PIE)
A Tory MP has said that the Government must accept the fundamental need for complete change in the conveyancing system.
MP calls for CML handbook to be reduced to speed up conveyancing (TC)
Reducing the size of the Council for Mortgage Lenders Handbook would vastly speed up the conveyancing process according to one former conveyancing MP.
VAT on CON29 searches to be delayed again (TC)
The addition of VAT to local authority searches has been deferred for a second time. VAT was set to be applied to CON29 searches from 4th July, but the decision […]
Law Society pushes ahead with governance reforms (LF)
The Law Society has said it is making progress in its overhaul of governance, after its ruling council agreed that work should be done to “develop suggestions for change in […]