All Conveyancing articles – Page 33
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Opinion
Speeding up invoices
We have resolved the technical issue related to registration on the Lender Exchange.
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NewsSRA warns firms could be liable for imposters
Regulator says 46% of all reports about bogus practices involve the identity theft of a law firm or solicitor.
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NewsConveyancing market levels out
Findings of SearchFlow survey suggest that the property market is beginning to stabilise.
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NewsJudgment casts spotlight on ‘sale and rent back’
Scheme ‘could not have worked’ if solicitors had ‘complied with their professional obligations’.
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Opinion
Sticking to the protocol
There may be a remedy for unnecessary delays in the conveyancing process.
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NewsCo-op announces volume conveyancing tie-up
Alternative business structure plans to broaden its offering in conveyancing market.
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OpinionWet signature's long goodbye
The government takes a modest step towards electronic identity verification.
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NewsConveyancing to go online under Veyo name
Venture set up by Law Society and IT services company reveals brand and launch plans.
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Opinion
Bad conveyancing attitude
Delays are caused by increasing enquiries before contract which have no bearing on the quality of title offered.
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NewsSRA warning on money laundering
Regulator also ready to discuss changes to firms holding client money.
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NewsPartners fined for tax avoidance advice
Stamp duty land tax avoidance scheme operated through Seychelles-based business, disciplinary tribunal hears.
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OpinionRingmasters in the circus
Solicitors are core to the house-moving process and attuned to the complexities poorly understood by others.
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NewsSRA director questions holding of client money
Executive director Crispin Passmore says risk of financial instability and firms collapsing is still a concern.
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NewsFirm sees off £1.9m negligence claim
Selling party claimed terms of contract meant it lost money in delayed transaction.
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NewsWarning over manorial rights abolition
Bond Dickinson said any plan to scrap the rights would make it ‘highly likely’ that legal challenges would be mounted.
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NewsLawyer shortage delaying house sales
Chartered surveyors report that transaction times have lengthened by up to a month since the start of 2014.
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NewsLand Registry wants solicitor involvement
Registry to take over local land charges database from local authorities.
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NewsLand Registry chief announces departure
Ed Lester to leave next year following government’s rebuff of ‘service delivery company’ plan.
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OpinionManaging the conveyancer shortfall
One legacy of the recession is that there is a shortage of trained conveyancers now times are improving.