All Conveyancing articles – Page 10
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NewsNew data-sharing powers proposed for identity scheme
'Single sign-on and identity checking solution' will end the need to produce identity documents, Cabinet Office claims.
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NewsClimate clauses to support conveyancers with 'duty of care'
Environmental analytics business says microsite will help solicitors understand legal obligations.
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NewsConveyancing giant consults on redundancies
Simplify says 'roles within central, support and management teams' are at risk due to market slowdown.
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NewsConveyancing regulator freezes practising fees
Chief executive says regulator's job is to fully understand the pressures firms face.
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NewsSolicitor with 'complete blind spot' for client care suspended
Yorkshire lawyer did nothing to stop fraudster from exploiting his vulnerable client.
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FeatureHome ground
For residential conveyancers, commoditisation and unrealistic demands on their time amid a staffing crisis are high on a list of challenges. But, as Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable, there are signs that the downward pressure on fees is easing.
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NewsNews focus: HM Land Registry delays mount as solicitors fume
Conveyancers report mixed experiences when dealing with HM Land Registry but ‘shocking’ delays are a growing cause of concern. Solicitors complain that they are reduced to ‘firefighting’ for the agency.
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NewsCLC renews push for firms to switch regulator
Conveyancing regulator says numbers are picking up now that issues regarding run-off cover and lender panels have been resolved.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: CQS arrives on a new platform
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme quickly became a vital tool in combating fraud and money laundering. Next month the quality mark is going properly digital, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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NewsTreat overseas register regime 'like AML compliance with bells on', solicitors told
Verification process for information submitted to register of overseas entities discussed at Law Society conference.
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NewsLenders see conveyancers 'as their in-house legal team'
Law Society conference reveals tension between conveyancers and mortgage lenders over responsibilities.
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NewsPersonal data compromised in conveyancing IT crash
Former and current employees informed nearly a year after 'security incident' that some files contained bank details, date of birth and national insurance number.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Neurodiverse candidates, conveyancing, and the pay gap: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionTinkering with the SDLT regime adds fuel to the fire
Once again, the government appears to be using the housing market as a prop to a failing economy.
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NewsKwarteng announces permanent stamp duty cut
Chancellor of the exchequer says measure will get the housing market moving again.
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NewsNews focus: Conveyancers brace for SDLT uncertainty
Conveyancing solicitors who are still recovering from the last SDLT cut fear that a ‘quick-fix’ on stamp duty by the government will overheat the market and increase prices and mortgages
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NewsSimpson Millar tells conveyancing clients: We’re working round the clock
Complaints continue to come in as clients say they still do not know if and when transactions will complete.
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OpinionThe price is wrong
Conveyancing practitioners tell the Gazette of a looming succession problem not dissimilar to that faced by the criminal bar.
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FeatureBringing the house down
A sustained boom in property transactions generated huge volume but has done little to resolve conveyancing’s systemic problems.