News – Page 20
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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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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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FeatureRound the houses
Digitisation, liability for identity fraud and cybercrime are among urgent challenges facing residential conveyancers. Grania Langdon -Down reports
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NewsPublishing conveyancing reviews 'will drive out the dabblers'
Licensed conveyancers told they are no longer the poor relation of the solicitor community.
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NewsJust 6% go for cheapest solicitor - SRA conveyancing research
‘Biggest-ever’ study finds that nearly three-quarters of consumers choose their conveyancer on the basis of a recommendation.
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NewsConveyancer body aims to be 'regulator of choice' for property firms
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says there is a place for an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsOnline deeds come a step closer as government accepts liability
Risks of contingent liability for electronic signatures ‘low’, minister tells parliament.
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NewsConveyancing clients unable to make email enquiry on 'brochure only' websites
Specialist regulator's report shows that personal recommendations are most common source of work.
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NewsSociety sets up group to clarify VAT for property searches
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says Brabners ruling has presented challenges.