News – Page 30
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Opinion
Land Registry consultation is a sham
Leaked minutes suggest that some want to steam ahead with ‘privatisation’ before official decisions are taken.
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News
Legal action threat over Land Registry plan
Proposal to centralise local land charges register hits strong opposition.
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Feature
Chancel repair liability
This is certainly a difficult and complicated topic. Here is a fresh view on it.
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News
Hudson: unrated indemnity insurers not an automatic risk
The Law Society has called for talks with Yorkshire Building Society to discuss its plans to remove law firms from its panel.
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News
Building society drops panel firms relying on unrated PII insurers
The Gazette understands that the Yorkshire Building Society Group decided at the start of this year to restrict membership to law firms with rated providers.
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Opinion
Conveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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News
Conveyancing firm must pay £100k over valuation
Judge orders law firm to halve the costs of settlement with surveyors.
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Feature
Chancel repair changes
There has been little clarity about the impact of changes to chancel repair liability.
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News
Registry plan could undermine economy, Law Society says
Government proposals could undermine register’s integrity and introduce conflicts of interest, Smithers warns.
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News
Society criticises Land Registry land-charge grab
No pressing need for registry to extend powers and take over local land charge service, Society says.
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News
Conveyancing case is a ‘clarion call’ for lawyers
The Court of Appeal ruled that a conveyancer’s failure to follow best practice contributed to a mortgage fraud.
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Profile
Assets frozen in conveyancing case
Nitin Khandhia is acting for clients whose funds intended for buying a house never reached the vendors.
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News
Irwin Mitchell buys ex-Halliwells unit
ABS pioneer’s debt legal services arm to take on HL Interactive for undisclosed sum.
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Opinion
Land Registry: let’s have a broader view
Plan to turn the registry into a ‘service delivery company’ deserves greater scrutiny.
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News
High Court action taken against firm closed for ‘dishonesty’
Zangir and Nazmin Mehrban claim they are victims of Deidre Newell-Austin’s firm.
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Feature
Roundtable: conveyancing
The Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion, on risk management in conveyancing.
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News
Conveyancing boom exposes skills ‘gap’
Warning over recruitment despite renewed confidence in the sector.
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News
£350,000 ceiling for county court cases
Lords approves 11-fold increase to limit established 33 years ago.
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News
Barnetts enters administration and breaks up business
Four buyers come forward for restructured Southport-based firm.
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News
Estate agents urged to involve solicitors earlier
Help to Buy expected to put more pressure on sector, but legal advice can help to speed things up.