News – Page 29
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NewsLitigation eases for estate agents
City firm RPC analysed High Court cases for claims against estate agents and chartered surveyors.
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NewsConveyancer hit by phone scam
Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for extra vigilance after north-east firm loses 'significant amount'.
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NewsConveyancing fees outpaced by estate agent charges
Legal fees associated with moving home have risen in the past decade – but costs of other services have increased much faster.
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NewsConveyancers’ regulator appoints former Law Society chief
Dame Janet Paraskeva to chair Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
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NewsConveyancing portal Veyo reports registration surge
Almost half of conveyancing practices have signed up to the online system.
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NewsPI giant moves in to conveyancing
National Accident Helpline operator buys online lead generator.
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NewsNationwide mandates quality scheme membership
Law Society welcomes lender’s decision for panel members to be CQS-accredited.
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NewsSolicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit
Solicitor fined £2,000 after failing to inform lenders of buyers’ tax avoidance schemes.
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NewsMPs urge probe of manorial rights law
Justice committee says Law Commission should examine question of abolishing ancient property rights.
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NewsQuarter of homebuyers ‘would pay more’ for conveyancing
Poll by embryonic portal Veyo finds dealing with solicitors is ‘key stress point’.
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NewsFirm fined for failing to disclose tax avoidance
SRA says firm had an obligation to disclose to both the purchaser and lender all information material to the transaction.
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NewsOnline conveyancing venture calls for views
Survey to collect ‘representative opinions’ on the home-buying process.
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NewsArchives reveal Thatcher’s ‘disquiet’ about solicitors
Cabinet minutes show prime minister concerned about the Law Society’s powers to discipline profession in the 1980s.
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NewsTransparency urged on ‘right to light’
Law Commission recommends clarifications in the law and simplified procedures.
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NewsSRA warns firms could be liable for imposters
Regulator says 46% of all reports about bogus practices involve the identity theft of a law firm or solicitor.
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NewsConveyancing market levels out
Findings of SearchFlow survey suggest that the property market is beginning to stabilise.
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NewsJudgment casts spotlight on ‘sale and rent back’
Scheme ‘could not have worked’ if solicitors had ‘complied with their professional obligations’.
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NewsCo-op announces volume conveyancing tie-up
Alternative business structure plans to broaden its offering in conveyancing market.
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OpinionWet signature's long goodbye
The government takes a modest step towards electronic identity verification.