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All Conveyancing articles – Page 18
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NewsTaxman knocks on firms' doors amid VAT costs confusion
Law Society engaging with HMRC on what it calls the ‘inconsistencies’ arising from Brabners decision.
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NewsHome sellers should be forced to provide upfront information, says trade body
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government says it will encourage sellers to be 'sale ready'.
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NewsConveyancing: dual representation off the table
Homebuying review rules out a single conveyancer, but Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government will look at banning referral fees.
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NewsFirst digital mortgage signed
HM Land Registry annouced the first digital mortgage deed has been entered into the Land Register.
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News'Best of intentions' secretary barred after hiding errors with own money
Employee covered up mistakes in conveyancing transactions but failed to realise the consequences.
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NewsLaw Society hits out at regulator's 'demolition' of client protections
Chancery Lane says plans outlined in SRA consultation on indemnity insurance and the compensation fund are ‘utterly misguided’.
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News'Room for improvement' on conveyancing clarity - SRA
Regulator concedes that most buyers and sellers happy with their legal service.
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NewsLegal wishlist for Hammond's first spring statement
Chancellor set to outline any new spending plans in next week’s speech to parliament.
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NewsSimpson Millar fined for part in £4.5m stamp duty avoidance
Firm collected around £350,000 from promoters pushing the scheme and clients benefitting from it.
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NewsDreamvar loss could price out small firms
Last week the Court of Appeal heard that smaller firms could be priced out of conveyancing if a controversial ruling is upheld.
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NewsLand Registry allays conveyancer fears over identity checks
HM Land Registry has insisted that confirming a client’s identity for a property transaction will not impose new liabilities on conveyancers.
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NewsConveyancers barred over fraudulent activities
SRA notices confirm action taken in two separate cases, despite one individual's change of heart.
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OpinionBuilding blocks of learning
Joshua Pugsley reviews Russell Hewitson’s Residential Conveyancing Practice: a guide for support staff and paralegals, published by Law Society Publishing.
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NewsEvicted? New housing court which could sideline solicitors
Government is looking at court and tribunal users' experiences, including how long it takes for cases to complete.
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NewsSolicitors losing work to specialist conveyancers - research
Buyers and sellers are increasingly shopping around before picking a practitioner.
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NewsConveyancing work falls for the first time in six years
Market tracker shows volumes have shrunk by 12% from 2016 to 2017.
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NewsSolicitors brace for landmark judgments
Conveyancing and personal injury lawyers face a month of reckoning as judges grapple with issues that could make or break their business models.
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NewsConveyancing fraud: Society seeks to intervene in crucial test of solicitors' liability
Chancery Lane says it is preferable for fraud loss to lie with solicitor acting for fraudster.
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NewsFraudster fee-earner banned after 'audacious' theft of £569,000
Conveyancer managed to transfer huge amounts in only three months on the job.