News – Page 19
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NewsBrexit blamed for conveyancing dip
Number of transactions falls for a second consecutive quarter.
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FeatureInsight: Drainage and water issues
Jonny Davey at Geodesys looks at the quality of information provided in drainage and water searches and discusses how conveyancers can ensure the full picture for their clients.
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FeatureChain reaction
Residential conveyancers struggle to recall a ‘normal’ period, with regulatory change, a volatile economy and low margins all front of mind. Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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NewsSociety updates best-practice guide for conveyancers
Chancery Lane chief says Conveyancing Protocol will provide consistency and improve efficiency.
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NewsLabour vows to end 'scandal' of leasehold injustice
New route for redress proposed after party told that solicitors are warning leaseholders not to use tribunals.
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NewsConveyancers escape censure over leasehold concerns
Government says code of conduct is clear that clients' interests must be protected.
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NewsConveyancing consolidation squeezing out local knowledge
Top 200 firms controlling record share of the market, according to data tracker.
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NewsGrowing appetite for digital mortgages - Registry
Land Registry is working with conveyancers who process half of all remortgages in England and Wales.
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NewsBeware 'hidden extras': government issues conveyancer checklist
The government advises home buyers and sellers to check for 'hidden extras' when choosing a conveyancer in 'how to' guides published today. The guides follow an announcement by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government last year as part of its promise to improve the home buying and selling ...
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NewsConveyancers warned of scam email
Cyber security expert says request for quote could be attempt to discover weak spots.
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NewsConveyancing regulator plans to allow third-party managed accounts
Proposal among several measures aimed at streamlining the handling of client money.
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NewsNews focus: Go compare, conveyancers
HM Land Registry has published a mammoth set of data on requests for further information. Are firms with a high requisition rate ready to learn lessons from the exercise?
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NewsConveyancers 'not explaining leaseholds', SRA claims
Solicitors ’potentially leaving their clients exposed to significant risk or potential financial hardship’.
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NewsCompare conveyancers: Registry publishes error figures
15-column tables reveal how many requests for further information were made for the top 500 customers.
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NewsLand Registry prepares to publish conveyancers' error rates
More than 3,000 requisitions sent every day after customers omit or supply inaccurate information.
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NewsConveyancers 'too close' to developers, MPs claim
Select committee told that some developer-recommended solicitors failed to advise buyers of onerous lease terms.
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NewsCommonhold 'must earn market approval' to be viable leasehold alternative
Law Society is worried about the scale of immediate, radical change on the cards.
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NewsMortgage lenders worried about commonhold insolvency
Law Commission has been tasked with reviving the leasehold alternative to home ownership.
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NewsConveyancing firms defy Brexit slowdown fears
Analysis of Land Registry data shows a post-EU referendum high for transactions.
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NewsEquity investor pumps millions into two conveyancing firms
BGF says it will take a minority interest in businesses and maintain a ‘patient outlook’ on investments.