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Accountants get green light for full legal services offering (LSG)

Accountancy firms’ expansion into the legal services sector took a significant step as regulators opened the way for them to provide more reserved activities.

Rob Hailstone June 27, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 26, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2017

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

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 22, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 21, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 21, 2017

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

Rob Hailstone June 21, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 20, 2017

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

Rob Hailstone June 19, 2017

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.

Rob Hailstone June 16, 2017