All Conveyancing articles
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NewsSolicitor cleared over cut-price sale of 82-year-old's home
SDT says practitioners cannot be expected to second-guess instructions of client with full mental capacity.
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NewsRightmove targeted in £1bn competition class action
Opt-out claim funded by Innsworth Capital on behalf of thousands of estate agents will allege abuse of dominant market position.
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NewsLand Registry promises 'near-instant' service by 2035
HM Land Registry admits legacy systems not serving conveyancers well and property system too slow.
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OpinionWhen risk becomes discrimination in property law
Legitimate clients are being flatly refused by lenders and solicitors because of their family names.
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OpinionWhy digitisation will support, not replace, conveyancers
Let’s not fall for the idea that digitisation is a threat. Reform is long overdue, and it’s designed to elevate the conveyancing profession, not eliminate it.
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NewsConveyancing process targeted in 'bureaucracy blitz'
Minister pledge to fund new land data framework and impose standards for sharing upfront property information.
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NewsNew property information form 'less legalistic', conveyancers told
Working group members reveal scale of operation to get property information form right.
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OpinionWhat the Law Society has done to get TA6 right
The latest version of the property information form has been tested with sellers and conveyancers to make sure it is clear and logical.
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News'Simpler' property information form unveiled
Law Society says latest version of TA6 has been tested by sellers and conveyancers to ensure it is practical.
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NewsIn depth: What the latest homebuying overhaul could mean for conveyancers
Labour’s plans to ‘shake up the homebuying system’ will sound wearily familiar to overloaded conveyancers, who highlighted several key issues that the government’s consultation fails to address.
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NewsSeller info and conveyancer performance on latest home buying reform menu
'Biggest shakeup to the homebuying system in this country’s history' could save buyers hundreds of pounds, government says.
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NewsStop blaming solicitors for housebuying woes, law firm tells banks
Lenders - not lawyers - are responsible for creating unnecessary problems for movers, says Pall Mall outfit.
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NewsSort out conveyancing to fix ‘broken’ homebuying process, says top mortgage lender
Respondents to a Santander survey complained of delays and uncontactable solicitors, as the sector continues to shrink.
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NewsSolicitor quitting frontline conveyancing laments 'thankless job'
Pardeep Kandola to raise challenges of the job with Law Society vice-president.
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NewsSuspension for failing to properly assess client’s capacity
SDT also orders London sole practitioner pay £21,129.60 costs.
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NewsConveyancing giant making £5m a year in client account interest
Turnaround in fortunes reported by one of the UK's lead conveyancing outfits.
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NewsConveyancing firm denies giving Rayner tax advice
Deputy prime minister resigns after prime minister's ethics adviser reports on underpayment of stamp duty land tax.
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NewsConveyancing fraudster jailed over phantom home sales con
Fraudster sold supposedly repossessed properties that were still owned by other people.