RM Napier

  • Opinion

    Conveyancing complaints

    23 February 2015

    Can additional questions perhaps be incorporated into the standard property enquiries form?

  • Opinion

    Nationalise conveyancing?

    14 July 2014

    The probate fee for a basic grant has increased. Why not do the same with conveyancing fees?

  • News

    Inefficient emails

    2011-12-01T00:00:00

    Emails are now at the point where they are overtaking letters as the preferred form of communication.

  • News

    Freehold covenant: ‘shelf life’ needed

    2011-11-24T00:00:00

    Every conveyancer knows that the possibility of an old covenant imposed upon a freehold property being enforced is practically nil. Yet instead of taking a view, as was the practice 20 to 30 years ago, everyone now demands insurance to the great benefit of insurance companies, but, so far as ...

  • News

    Fees in deep freeze

    2011-03-03T00:00:00

    I long ago came to the conclusion that the last government did not like solicitors, presumably because we were the point of contact for members of the public who were dissatisfied with the actions of the executive and wished to turn to the judiciary for redress.

  • News

    Monopoly supplier

    2009-06-18T00:00:00

    I note that Land Registry fees are to rise from early July by about 30%. Presumably, this is to remedy the lack of income caused by the diminution in the volume of conveyancing work.