Prime minister announces homebuying 'shakeup'
Proposals seek to end ‘outdated’ paper-based systems and implement digital identity checks, electronic signatures and AI-assisted conveyancing.
Sole practitioners struggling to register with HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs promises to issue updated guidance on its new tax adviser registration requirement.
CLC insists referral fees 'legitimate' despite lack of transparency
Specialist regulator's review exposes disclosure gaps and 'largely non-compliant' websites.
Land Registry warns over conveyancer competence
Repeated failure to check deeds could land practitioners in regulatory hot water, agency says.
Letters roundup
Neglected family arbitration, holistic SEND reform and deregulated disaster: your letters to the editor.
Why 'tax adviser' status risks creating more confusion than clarity for conveyancing firms
Current approach introduces a label without improving the underlying process.
Letters roundup
Fearmongering 'lawfare' claims, domestic violence legal aid, and the silk system: your letters to the editor.
