News – Page 24
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NewsHousing white paper an ‘encouraging signal’
Solicitors welcome promises on planning and leasehold reform – and a comprehensive land register.
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NewsLaw Society may intervene in landmark fraud case
Case involving City firm sparked widespread confusion over the scope of a solicitor’s liabilities and what reasonable checks they can make during the buying process.
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NewsBoost for sole practitioners as HSBC raises conveyancing threshold
Mortgage threshold for solicitors with Law Society kitemark more than doubles to £350,000.
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NewsMishcon’s £1m ID fraud bill sounds alarm bells
City firm's client was duped into buying a London property from a tenant posing as the owner.
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NewsSupport for leasehold reform gathers momentum
Representative bodies including the Law Society encouraged by government response as they continue to highlight frustrations.
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VAT on searches – new guidance for conveyancers
Local councils may begin charging at any time from now until 31 March, Society warns.
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NewsCreditors lose almost £1m as former directors buy back fraud-hit firm
Administrator says pre-pack deal is best possible for creditors and staff of Kent practice.
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NewsConveyancing tax hike on 1 January? Society demands answers
An apparent 'stealth tax’ hike on housebuying has left conveyancing solicitors facing an uncertain Christmas. The Law Society is today seeking urgent clarification from HMRC on unconfirmed reports that VAT will be imposed on searches conducted by local councils from 1 January - just six working days away. Chancery Lane ...
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OpinionThe high street solicitor can survive - I know, I used one
Tradition is almost a dirty word among the people urging firms to modernise. But it could be the high street’s saviour.
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NewsConveyancing productivity up 55% in three years
Study by search company shows conveyancers completing one transaction every 2.4 working days.
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NewsConveyancers urged to publicise fraud email alert scheme
Free Land Registry service sends e-alerts of all activity relating to up to 10 properties.
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NewsConveyancers back ‘pre-contract packs’ for buyers
Solicitors believe upfront information would help to speed the homebuying process - but a HIP replacement is off their agenda.
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NewsAutumn statement: U-turn on Land Registry
For the second time in two years, government abandons plans to sell off Land Registry.
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FeatureConveyancing: taxing obligations
Managing stamp taxes compliance has become a whole lot harder.
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NewsNew manifesto for homebuying reform
Streamlining money laundering rules, leasehold reform and a big push towards electronic conveyancing identified as priorities by the Conveyancing Association.
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NewsSolicitor fined over £2m SDLT avoidance scheme
Kelly Buckle-Fleming acted in transactions where there was a ‘significant risk of conflict’.
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NewsLawyers who suffered ‘years of anxiety’ cleared of fraud allegations
Case against solicitor and legal executive ’should not have been brought’, High Court judge rules.
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NewsSocieties cautious on SDLT proposals
Plan to reduce payment window to 14 days could increase risk of error in complex transactions.
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NewsPractising restrictions lifted on ex-Blakemores chief
Conditions imposed on former Blakemores chief Guy Barnett are ’no longer in public interest’.
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NewsShare price tumbles as listed company increases debt by £10m
Fairpoint profits drop slightly in first half of this year.